(Dharshini.G, Intern journalist) Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh announced 1,26,337 COVID-19 cases in the period of July, enrolling an 865 percent increase in the number of infection – the most by any state in the nation.
From 14,596 cases on June 30, the figure bounced up by 1.26 lakh by July end. East Godavari area, which is the most crowded region in the state, saw a record 1,800 percent jump. The positivity rate – the number of patients who have tried positive for coronavirus – for July was 11.9 percent.
On Friday alone, the state revealed 10,376 cases, taking the count to 1,40,933 cases. With 68 COVID-19 passings in the most recent 24 hours, the fatalities in the state remain at 1,349. While the recuperation rate is at 45.3 percent, the general positivity rate remained at 7.22 percent.
Andhra Pradesh has now surpassed Delhi to turn into the third most exceedingly worst coronavirus-hit state in the nation. The state has added more than 30,636 cases to its count over the most recent three days, taking its total of those contaminated by the lethal infection to 1,40,933, including 1,349 fatalities.