COVID-19 tally of AP crosses 5000-mark with 216 new cases

With the addition of 216 fresh cases, the Covid-19 tally crossed the 5000-mark in Andhra Pradesh to reach 5,029 on Tuesday, while the death toll increased by two to 77.

The numbers released by the State Covid Command Control Centre indicate that while local cases have been



sharply rising, those coming from other States too are carrying the infection on a massive scale.

The latest Covid-19 bulletin said 147 State residents were infected with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, while another 69 people who came from other states also tested positive.