VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 12,561 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 22,48,608. The toll increased to 14,591 as 12 more patients succumbed to the pandemic. This is the highest one-day fatality total for the state in nearly four months.
Three deaths were reported from Visakhapatnam, two each in Kurnool and Nellore, and one each in Anantapur, Chittoor, Guntur, Vizianagaram and West Godavari districts. Kurnool reported 1,710 new cases, followed by Guntur (1,625), and Kadapa (1,215). The daily caseload seems to have fully stabilised in Chittoor (423 new cases). The third wave started in the state in the first week of January with a clear surge in case numbers in Chittoor and Visakhapatnam districts.
Health officials conducted 40,635 Covid-19 tests to detect the 12,561 cases, which translates to a case positivity rate of nearly 31%. As many as 8,742 patients were declared cured. There are currently 1,13,300 active cases in the state, with 21,20,717 cumulative recoveries and 14,591 fatalities. Guntur has the highest 12,315 active cases, followed by Visakhapatnam (12,272), Prakasam (12,189), Nellore (11,369) and East Godavari (10,010).
The daily hospitalisation and discharge numbers have also stabilised to between 400 to 600 a day. The daily caseload has remained around 12,000 to 15,000 for the last 10 days. Of the 1.13 lakh active cases in the state, about 2,900 patients have been admitted to various hospitals.
