COVID-19: Cases in AP cross 1000-mark; numbers rise to 489 in Karnataka

Coronavirus cases crossed the 1000-mark in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday (April 25) reaching 1,016 as 61 more tested positive in the last 24 hours. Two deaths were reported taking the toll to 31 in the state.

While in Karnataka with 15 fresh confirmed cases, the total number of infections in the state rose to 489, including 18 deaths and 153 discharges, the health department said in its mid-day situation update.

Karnataka

Out of 15 new cases, six each are from Bengaluru urban and Hirebagewadi in Belagavi district; one each from Mandya, Chikkaballapura and Bantawala in Dakshina Kannada district.

Five out of six confirmed for infection in Bengaluru are contacts of a 54-year-old labourer, who tested positive earlier this week; while the other is said to have history from visit to BBMP Containment Zones. Nine out of 15 cases are men and six are women.

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Andhra Pradesh

Meanwhile, according to the latest COVID-19 bulletin, in Andhra Pradesh, about 26 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery.

After Kurnool and Guntur districts, Krishna is now fast becoming the pandemic’s hotbed in the state as 25 fresh cases were registered in the last 24 hours.

There was no let up in the diseases spread in Kurnool as 14 more cases were added, taking the total to 275. Incidentally, two districts registered one new COVID-19 death each, the bulletin said.

Significantly, the north coastal district of Srikakulam also joined the list on Saturday, confirming three cases after remaining clean all these days. The three cases are related to Tablighi Jamaat attendees.