Andhra Pradesh registers massive 10,093 new Covid-19 cases in single day

Andhra Pradesh reported a massive 10,093 new Covid cases on Wednesday, its highest ever single-day tally. State health officials said that an unprecedented 70,584 tests were conducted in the 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday. The day also saw the highest number of deaths in a single day.

The previous single-day high of 8,147 cases was recorded on Friday last week. Andhra Pradesh's



overall Covid tally now stands at 1,20,390 cases while the death toll has touched 1,213.

As many as four districts reported fresh cases in four digit figures, while one district reported double digit Covid numbers on Wednesday. Yet again, East Godavari reported the highest numbers with 1,676 new cases, followed by Anantapur with 1,371 cases, Guntur with 1,124, and Kurnool with 1,091 cases.