298 fresh COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh

The number of active coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh shot up to 1,400 as 298 were added afresh, the highest single day spike since January 8, that took the gross to 8,91,861.

In 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday, 164 patients had recovered and two



more succumbed in the state, a health department bulletin said.

The total recoveries now touched 8,83,277 and toll 7,184, it said.

The state has now completed 1.45 crore tests that turned out an overall infection positivity rate of 6.14 per cent.