506 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths in Andhra Pradesh

Active coronavirus cases fell below the 5,000 mark to 4,966 in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday even as the state added 506 fresh positives, 613 recoveries and five deaths to its tally.

The cumulative COVID-19 positives now



climbed to 8.75 lakh, recoveries to 8,63,508 and deaths 7,057, according to the latest bulletin. After 1.08 crore sample tests, at the rate of 2.02 lakh per million population, the overall infection positivity rate fell to 8 per cent.