Amaravati, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) One more person died of coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh while 31 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.
A death was reported from Krishna district, taking the death toll in the state to 15. According to a medical bulletin released by the health department at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 31 more people tested positive, taking the state's tally of positive cases to 603.
Of the 31 new cases, 18 were reported from Krishna district and 5 from Kurnool.
A total of 42 patients have so far recovered and been discharged from hospitals. With this the number of active cases stands at 546.
The state has imported one lakh rapid testing kits from South Korea for screening. Officials said a door to door survey will be carried out and tests will be conducted on the doorsteps of those with suspected symptoms and those living in red zones.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz