Amaravati: Coronavirus cases crossed the 1.5 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday as another 9,276 were added but a record high of 12,750 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.Within 34 days, the state reached the grim milestone of 1.5 lakh.
On 28 June, the state had 13,000-0dd cases. This translates into a whopping 1,053% increase in cases. According to the latest government bulletin, the states Covid-19 cumulative tally showed 1,50,209 confirmed cases, 72,188 active, 76,614 recoveries and 1,407 deaths till 9 am on Saturday.The state completed 20,12,573 tests at the rate of 37,689 per million population, with a positivity rate of 7.46 per cent.Thanks to a record number of discharges in a day, the.