1,813 Covid cases and 17 deaths in Andhra Pradesh

Each of the 13 districts in Andhra Pradesh has been reporting fresh cases of coronavirus resulting in a highest single-day spike of 1,813 cases on Saturday, taking the state aggregate to 27,235.

Anantapuramu district reported 311 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest in a district so far, followed by Chittoor with 300.

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now has 12,333 active Covid-19 cases, it said. The Covid-19 tally of 27,035 included 24,222 locals, 2,385 from other states and 428 foreign returnees.

According to government data, 11.36 lakh samples were tested in the state till date, with a positivity rate of 2.38 per cent and mortality rate 1.14 per cent. The state showed a recovery rate of 53.24 per cent.