Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 tally rises to 3,042 with 98 fresh cases in 24 hurs

Andhra Pradesh registered its highest ever single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 98 positive cases detected from tests conducted in the past 24 hours. The previous highest single tally of 82 cases was reported on April 27. On Sunday, the state nodal officer reported that not even a single positive case, detected during the past 24 hours, was found to have travel history to the Koyambedu market in Chennai. The Koyambedu market which has since been closed, was identified as one of the biggest spreaders of



COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

With the latest update, the state's tally crossed the 3000-mark to touch 3,042 at 9 am Sunday.

On Sunday, 43 persons were discharged from hospitals, resulting in a cumulative tally of 2,135 cured persons in Andhra Pradesh. With this, the number of active cases stands at 845. The state nodal officer reported that 9,370 samples were tested during the past 24 hours as against 9,504 samples that were tested during the preceding testing cycle.