HYDERABAD: The number of coronavirus (covid-19) cases continue to rise in Andhra Pradesh, with 48 more testing positive on Saturday.
The state's tally is now at 2,205. The recovery rate, though, remains above 60%, with 101 patients discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.
According to a media bulletin from the state government, the latest cases are from Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Krishna, Kurnool, Nellore, Visakhapatnam and west Godavari.
In the last few weeks, the state’s covid-19 numbers have been on the rise, about 50 to 80 cases on a daily basis. Kurnool and Guntur districts together account for nearly half or 46% (995) of the total covid-19 cases in the state.