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Vijayawada: Corona positive cases cross 3,000 in State
98 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours845 active cases in State 2,135 patients have recovered and discharged from hospitals Thousands of people mostly workers, students, employees and others stranded in other States expected to return to the State beginning from today
Vijayawada: Coronavirus positive cases crossed 3,000 mark in Andhra Pradesh with 98 positive cases reported on Sunday. Of the total 9,370 samples tested in the State, 98 samples were positive. On the other hand, two persons died of Covid-19 with one death each reported from Krishna and Chittoor districts in the last 24 hours.
By Sunday, the total cases in the State have gone up to 3,042. A total of 2,135 infected persons were discharged from the hospitals after recovery and 62 persons died of Covid-19 in the State. In all, 845 persons are undergoing treatment in the Covid-19 hospitals in the State.
According to bulletin released by the State Covid-19 command control room, cumulative positive cases from foreign returnees are 111 and these are active cases. Cumulative positive cases from other States are 418. Of the total, 221 are active cases. On Saturday, 70 positive cases were registered in the state.
So far, lockdown 4.0 has been completed and lock down 5.0 will continue till June 30. In this backdrop, the Central government has lifted restrictions on activities like attending religious congregations and holy places. Besides, permission is also given for the inter-Srate bus services in the country.
With the lifting of lockdown restrictions and guidelines being changed in the State, there is possibility of increase in coronavirus cases in the State. The Union government has announced Lockdown 5.0 till June 30. But, the State government has the choice in implementation of lockdown guidelines. It is expected thousands of people mostly stranded workers, students, employees and others stranded in other States may return to the State from June 1 onwards with special trains run by the Railways. In all, 14 special trains pass via Vijayawada railway station.
Though the Railways conduct thermal screening and other tests at the railway station at the time of boarding and alighting there is scope that positive persons can travel in the trains. In some cases, Covid-19 positive persons did not show symptoms like fever, cough, cold and headache etc. There are many cases where the infected people don't show any symptoms and yet they are transmitting the virus to others. There is a possibility of those travelling from other States carrying the virus.
The Union government also accorded permission for inter-State bus services in the country. If AP government reaches agreement with other States, there is a possibility that a large number of people from other States may come back to the State.
It may be noted that cumulative positive cases in foreign returnees are 111 and cumulative positive cases in patients coming from other States are 418.
