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- Published: May 5, 2020 13:57
New Delhi: 67 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Andhra Pradesh in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 1,717, the state Health Department said on Tuesday.
According to officials, “14 of the 67 new cases are from Gujarat”.
As many as 8,263 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, out of which 67 have tested positive. There are currently 1,094 active coronavirus cases in the state.
67 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1717, death toll 34: Andhra Pradesh Health Department pic.twitter.com/p6MvX1dZf7
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Of the 67 cases, 25 were from Kurnool district, 13 from Guntur, eight from Krishna, two each from Ananthapur, Kadapa, and Visakhapatnam and one from Nellore district.
In the last 24 hours, at least 65 persons were discharged after testing negative for COVID-19 following their treatment. So far, a total number of 589 people have been discharged after treatment in the state.
Meanwhile, one person from Krishna district lost his life taking the death toll of the state to 34. (ANI)