50 succumb to the virus in 24 hours, EG reports over 1,000 cases
The state continued to see a downward trend in COVID-19 infections and deaths, reporting 50 deaths and 5,646 new infections in the 24 hours through Sunday morning.
The cumulative balance passed the 18.5 lakh mark to reach 18.50,563 while the toll rose to 12,319.
The recovery rate rose to 97.93% as the total recovery hit 17.75,176, including 7,772 recoveries from the previous day. As of Sunday, there were 63,068 active cases in the state.
The daily positivity rate of the 1,000,000 samples tested was 5.65% and the overall positivity rate of the 2.11 crore samples was 8.75%.
District-specific toll
Chittoor reported 11 deaths while all other districts reported single-digit deaths within 24 hours. West Godavari reported seven deaths, Guntur six, East Godavari five, Srikakulam four, Anantapur, Kadapa, Krishna and Prakasam three each, and Kurnool and Visakhapatnam two each. Nellore reported one death while Vizianagaram reported zero deaths.
East Godavari reported 1,098 new infections, the highest among the districts. This was followed by Chittoor (890), West Godavari (761), Krishna (441), Srikakulam (396), Prakasam (387), Anantapur (386), Guntur (309), Kadapa (307), Nellore (213), Visakhapatnam ( 176), Vizianagaram (155) and Kurnool (127).
Cumulative number
The district numbers were as follows: East Godavari (2.55.351), Chittoor (2.14.188), Guntur (1.59.662), West Godavari (1.56.676), Anantapur (1.52.033), Visakhapatnam (1.46.855), Nellore (1.25.159), Kurnool (1.20.819), Prakasam (1.18.119), Srikakulam (1.16.807), Kadapa (1.04.282), Krishna (98.484) and Vizianagaram (79.233).