AP overall COVID-19 tally shoots up by 50 to 1,980

Amaravati, May 10 (): The Chennai Koyambedu connectionhad a clear reflection on the number of fresh coronaviruscases in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday as the border districts ofChittoor and SPS Nellore reported 16 and five in the last 24hours as the states overall tally shot up by 50 to 1,980. The official bulletin showed one fresh Covid-19 death inKurnool district and put the overall count at 45, as the onefatality reported in Vizianagaram on Saturday was not added tothe table.

Over 160 people with contacts to people who returned fromthe Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai were traced inChittoor district and tests so far revealed 27 COVID-19positive cases in the last two days, official sources heresaid. With the fresh additions, the number of active cases inChittoor rose to 38.

SPS Nellores tally also crossed the century mark to 101but the number of active cases here was 36. Nellore too had the Koyambedu connection and officialswere busy tracing the contacts of the Chennai returnees.

The prime COVID-19 hotspot Kurnool district maintainedits steep curve, adding 13 cases to take its overall tally to566.

Kurnool also reported one more death, making it 16 in allso far. The other hotbeds Guntur and Krishna added six and one,besides Anantapuram five and Visakhapatnam one COVID-19 case.

The total number of patients discharged from hospitalsnow increased to 925, leaving 1,010 active cases in the state.

With 8,666 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, theaggregate rose to 1,73,735 in the state, including 1,71,755negative, according to the Covid-19 Dashboard. DBV APRRAVINDRANATH APRRAVINDRANATH