Visakhapatnam reported 168 fresh cases between Monday and Tuesday,
taking the total number of cases to 53,331. According to the report
released by the special officer for COVID-19 in Visakhapatnam, there are
2320 active cases indicating a decrease when compared to last week’s
numbers. As many as 468 patients recovered from the virus in the past 24
hours. The total number of recoveries reached 50,565. Three
patients in Vizag succumbed to the virus between Monday and Tuesday. As
on 13 October, the death toll of Vizag stands at 446. In addition to the
fresh cases, death, and recovery statistics, the coronavirus report of
Visakhapatnam further indicated that there are 9 very active clusters,
65 active clusters, 244 dormant clusters, and 627 de-notified clusters. Meanwhile,
the district has received 24,000 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits,
boosting the COVID-19 testing capacity of Vizag. Speaking to the media,
Visakhapatnam District Collector, V Vinay Chand informed that these kits have been sanctioned based on the directives of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). According to the bulletin released by the Andhra Pradesh Health,
Medical, and Family Welfare Department, 72,082 tests were conducted in
the past 24 hours. Out of them, 32,926 were VRDL+Truenat+NACO tests and
39,156 were rapid antigen tests. 4622 individuals tested positive in the
state, which takes the state tally to 7,60,678. The total active cases
as on Tuesday accounts for 42,855, while the total number of recoveries
rose to 7,11,532 (including 5,715 today). Meanwhile, the death toll
reached 6219 in the state. Among the districts, West Godavari reported
the highest number of coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours
while Kurnool registered the lowest number. The report further stated
that AP has conducted a total number of 67,02,810 tests as on 13
October. Taking to Twitter, the AP Medical Department informed
that 93.38 percent of people infected with COVID-19 in the state
recovered from the virus. “Every district in Andhra Pradesh registered
more than 90 percent of the recovery rate out of the total infected with
COVID-19,” the tweet further added. |
