Andhra Pradesh detects 5,145 new COVID-19 cases, 31 deaths

Over 13,850 out of every 10 lakh people in Andhra Pradesh have contracted the coronavirus disease so far, the state government said on Friday even as the total number of cases rose to 7,44,864 with the addition of 5,145 fresh infections.

However, independent data put the confirmed cases per million at 14,165.

The state so far tested 64,20,474 samples that



turned out a positivity rate of 11.60 per cent, as per the latest government bulletin.

While 6,91,040 infected people had so far recovered, including 6,110 in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday, as many as 6,159 have succumbed as the state saw 31 more Covid-19 fatalities.

The active cases in the state dropped to 47,665, with the recovery rate touching 92.77 per cent.