Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 tally surpasses 40,000-mark with 2,062 fresh cases in 24 hurs

The COVID-19 tally shot past the 40,000 mark in Andhra Pradesh on Friday as 2,062 fresh cases were added in the last 24 hours.

The state’s COVID-19 table now showed a total of 40,646 positive cases, with 19,814 of them being active after 20,298 patients were discharged.

With 42 new casualties reported in the



last 24 hours, the overall toll mounted to 534, the latest bulletin said.

It said 837 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.

The state completed testing of 12.60 lakh people at the rate of 23,605 per million population, with an infection positivity rate of 3.22 per cent.