AP Logs 551 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Aggregate Touches 8.72 lakh

AMARAVATI:
Continuing the declining trend, Andhra Pradesh reported 551 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, pushing the gross positives to 8.72 lakh. The latest bulletin said 744 patients had recovered in 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday, making it a total of 8,60,368 so far.

The state reported four fresh Covid-19 deaths in a day, taking the total to 7,042. The number of active cases fell further to 5,429. Only Krishna district continued to report a higher daily caseload as 108 fresh cases were added in 24 hours. The four other hotspot districts of Chittoor, East Godavari, Guntur and West Godavari, added between 50 and 100 each.

The eight remaining districts reported below 50 new cases each, with Kurnool (3) and Anantapuramu (8) logging only a single digit score. In fact, Kurnool now has only 79 active cases, the lowest in the state and going by the trend it may soon be fully rid of the pandemic, health department authorities say.