VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 3,166 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,11,231. The toll increased to 12,919 as 21 more patients succumbed to the pandemic. This is the lowest one-day death total in about 80 days after the state recorded 22 Covid-related fatalities on April 18.
As many as 4,019 patients were declared cured on Wednesday. There are currently 32,356 active cases with 18,65,956 cumulative recoveries and 12,919 deaths. While about 22,000 patients have opted for home isolation, about 5,200 patients are receiving treatment at various Covid Care Centres.
East Godavari reported 664 new infections on Wednesday, followed by West Godavari (431) and Chittoor (337). Kurnool (45) and Vizianagaram (55) recorded double-digit infection numbers. Other than East Godavari, the active caseload is less than 5,000 in the remaining districts. Anantapur (635), Kurnool (559) and Vizianagaram (544) have less than 1,000 active cases.
