The ominous rise in coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh continued as the state on Wednesday added 10,000 plus fresh infections for the eighth straight day, taking the count past the 4.5 lakh mark. As a five-figure daily increase seemed to have become the norm of late, the government, in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, recorded 10,392 fresh
positive cases, 8,454 recoveries and 72 deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday.
The state's tally of overall cases reached 4,55,531, while the total recoveries increased to 3,48,330.
After a total of 4,125 deaths, a sum of 1,03,076 cases remained active in the state, as per the bulletin.