Coronavirus update: AP reports 349 new cases, tally moves to 8,81,948

Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh after witnessing a drastic fall has been hiked on Wednesday. According to the latest health bulletin released by the state health department, in the last 24 hours, 55,740 coronavirus tests were conducted in Andhra Pradesh, where as many as 349 new positive cases were registered taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state so far to 8,81,948.

Meanwhile, four deaths have been reported in the last twenty-four hours with one each in Chittoor, Kadapa, Prakasam and Krishna which takes the totals deaths to 7,104. On the other hand, 472 victims have fully recovered from dreadful virus with which the total recoveries in the state has reached 8,71,588 while there are 3,256 active cases in the state currently.

The health department has conducted tests for a maximum of, 1,17,64,418 samples. According to the Department of Health bulletin, Krishna district registers highest cases with 75 followed by Chittoor 50, West Godavari 46, Guntur 44, East Godavari, 28, Visakhapatnam 26, Kadapa 24, Anantapur 16, Srikakulam 14, Nellore 9, Kurnool 7, Prakasam 6, and Vizianagaram 4 cases respectively.