585 new COVID-19 infections and four deaths in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh reported four COVID-19 deaths and 585 new infections in the 24 hours ending Wednesday morning. It was the highest daily toll in the past two months and the highest single-day tally of infections in the past 100 days.

At 1.67%, the positivity rate of 35,066



samples tested in the past day was also the highest in the past three and a half months, indicating the rapid rise in the incidence of infections.

The cumulative tally increased to 8,95,121 and the number of active cases reached close to 3,000 at 2,946. The toll reached 7,197.