AP logs 94 fresh cases of coronavirus

Andhra Pradesh added 94 fresh cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday, taking the tally to 8,89,503.

A government bulletin said 66 patients got cured while no new deaths were reported in the state in a day.

The active caseload is now 603, up from 575 the previous day, after a total of 8,81,732 recoveries and 7,168 fatalities,it said.

A total of 32,494 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the period, taking the cumulative total to 1.38 crore.

In 24 hours, Chittoor district reported 21 new coronavirus cases, Visakhapatnam 15 and Anantapuramu 11.

The remaining districts added less than 10 fresh cases each.

Srikakulam district, which appeared to be heading for a zero active caseload with the least number of five cases on February 15, now has 31 active cases, having added 25 fresh infections in only four days.

Neighbouring Vizianagaram too has added 10 new cases in a week due to which its active caseload again turned into double digits (11) from a low of six.

Off and on, Visakhapatnam district too has been reporting new cases in good numbers even as its gross positives stopped just four short of the 60,000-mark.