Visakhapatnam district continues to witness a rapid surge in daily infections. After recording 1,263 new infections on Tuesday, the district reported 1,827 fresh cases in the 24 hours ending Wednesday morning, as per the State COVID-19 Bulletin. This is the highest single-day tally recorded so far during the third wave and the highest in eight months.
Since January 15, the single-day tally has been regularly crossing the 1,000-mark. Around 6,200 new infections were reported since January 15. Vizag topped the single-day tally followed by Chittoor (1,822) among other districts.