VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 10,057 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 21,27,441. This is the first time for the state to record over 10,000 daily cases after the state accumulated 10,373 infections on June 5, 2021.
The case positivity rate crossed the 24% mark on Wednesday as these cases were detected in tests conducted on 41,713 people. This is the highest daily case positivity rate in nearly eight months. The peak case positivity rate during the second wave was 26%.
Visakhapatnam recorded 1,827 new cases on Wednesday, followed by Chittoor (1,822), Guntur (943) and East Godavari (919).
Altogether, 1,222 patients were declared cured on Wednesday. There are currently 44,935 active cases with 20,67,984 cumulative recoveries and 14,522 fatalities. Chittoor has 9,919 active cases, followed by Visakhapatnam (9,137). These two districts account for 42% of the total active cases in the state.
Eight patients died on Wednesday. This is the highest one-day toll in over 100 days after the state recorded nine Covid-related fatalities on October 6, 2021.
Of the 44,935 active cases, about 1,900 patients have been admitted to various hospitals. This translates to a hospitalisation rate of 4.2%. As many as 1,088 patients are on oxygen support and 335 patients in ICU wards.
