Andhra Pradesh sees 22,204 new COVID-19 cases, 85 deaths

The cumulative coronavirus cases crossed the 12 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh as 22,204 were added afresh in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday.

The state went from 11 lakh to 12 lakh total cases in just five days, the fastest surge since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year.

A record 1,16,367 tests were conducted in 24 hours in the state



that turned out over 22,000 fresh positives, according to the latest bulletin.

While 11,128 patients had recovered, another 85 succumbed in 24 hours, the bulletin said.

The states Covid-19 chart now showed 12,06,232 total positives, 10,27,270 recoveries and 8,374 deaths.

There are 1,70,588 active cases in the state now.