Andhra Pradesh reports 12 fresh coronavirus cases as statewide tally reaches 161

While eight cases were reported from Nellore, three new cases were reported in Visakhapatnam and one in Kadapa.

Asha workers and ANMs going door to door to collect information regaiding foreign returnees in view of Covid-19 at Singh Nagar in Vijayawada. (Photo| Prasant Madugala, EPS) 

VIJAYAWADA: The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh increased to 161 on Friday morning.  

According to a media bulletin released by the State Nodal Officer Dr. Arja Srikanth, between 10 pm on Thursday and 9 am on Friday, a total of 12 new positive cases were confirmed during testing of samples. 

Among the 12 new confirmed cases in the state, Nellore accounts for the highest number with 8 new cases. With the addition of new cases, the tally in Nellore increased to 32. Three new cases were reported in Visakhapatnam and one in Kadapa. 

Meanwhile, a foreign returnee who tested positive for the virus and undergoing treatment at Kakinada GGH has recovered and was discharged from the hospital on Friday.  

East Godavari district collector D Muralidhar Reddy, SP Adnan Nayeem Asmi, Kakinada MP V Geetha, Kakinada City MLA D Chandrasekhar Reddy and other congratulated the youth on his recovery.