Vizag district crosses 600+ mark with 44 new cases in the last 24 hours

Visakhapatnam district has reported 44 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The district total stands at 615 cases. The district reported 41 cases on Wednesday. With another death on Thursday, the death toll in the district has risen to 5.

With the influx of new cases, the authorities have stated that Jampavari Veedhi, Kakaralova, and Devagula Street- Dondaparthy have been marked as new containment clusters in the district. With this, the number of very active containment clusters is 49. 40 clusters have been marked under active, 38 are dormant. 26 clusters across the district have been denotified.

Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday, reported 553 new COVID-19 cases as the overall state count increased to 10,884. This is the highest one day rise that the state has seen. 4,988 individuals have been discharged while 5,760 patients are currently undergoing treatment in the state, with the death toll at 136.

Inputs from Yukta Baid