As many as 184 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Kakinada city in the past 24 hours ending Monday morning.
In Rajamahendravaram city, 129 persons have been tested positive. Sixty and 53 cases have been recorded in Samalkot and Peddapuram respectively. According to the health bulletin, 530 cases reported in the East Godavari district since Sunday morning.
On Monday, East Godavari Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy directed all the government employees to undergo the medical tests, preventing the spread of the disease in the government offices.