VIJAYAWADA: Sixty new Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday took the total number of infectees in Andhra Pradesh to 1,463. As many as 7,902 samples were tested between 9 am on Thursday and 9 am on Friday. Two deaths were reported — one in Kurnool and another in Nellore — taking the toll in AP to 33.
According to the media bulletin released by the State Command Control Room (Health) on Friday morning, 25 new cases were registered in Kurnool, taking the district count to 411. With one more casualty reported in the district, the toll touched 10.
Guntur district, with 19 new cases, crossed 300-mark and now has 306 Covid cases. Anantapur and Kadapa districts reported six cases each and Visakhapatnam and West Godavari districts two each. On the other hand, the number of discharged people in the State touched 403. In the last 24 hours, 82 people were discharged after recovery.
This is the highest number of discharges in a single day till date. As many as 23 people were discharged in Kurnool, 16 in Nellore, 10 in Guntur, 9 in Kadapa, 8 in West Godavari districts, 6 in Chittoor, 5 in Krishna, 3 in East Godavari district and two in Anantapur district.