HYDERABAD: The number of coronavirus (covid-19) cases inched closer to the 1,600 mark in Andhra Pradesh, after 58 more people tested positive for the deadly virus on Sunday.
The state's total now stands at 1,583. Of the latest cases, 30 are from Kurnool district alone, where a total of 466 people have been infected so far, accounting for almost 30% of the state’s tally.
According to a bulletin from the state government, the latest cases are from Ananthapur (7), Chittoor (1), Guntur (11), Krishna (8), Kurnool (30) and Nellore (1) districts.
Of the total 1,583 cases in the state, 1,062 are active. On Sunday, 47 people were discharged from hospitals, taking the total number of recovered patients to 488.