10 Lakh vaccinated in AP on sunday

Visakhapatnam | Monday | 21st June, 2021

Summary:

After vaccination drive moving in full force in the nation.

The AP Govt.

on Sunday vaccinated around 10 lakh people.

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After vaccination drive moving in full force in the nation.

The AP Govt.

on Sunday vaccinated around 10 lakh people.

Andhra Pradesh reported 5,674 fresh cases on Saturday, taking the state’s cumulative Covid-19 case load to 18,44,917.

The toll increased to 12,269 as 45 more patients succumbed to the pandemic.

This is the first time in the last two months that the state recorded less than 50 deaths in a single day.

As many as 8,014 patients were declared cured, outnumbering the fresh infections for the 28th consecutive day.

East Godavari reported 1,068 new infections, followed by Chittoor (854) and West Godavari (758).

As many as 1,03,935 samples were tested to detect 5,674 cases—a positivity rate of 5.5%.

The overall positivity rate stands at 8.7%.

The officials would coordinate with district medical and health officers in the planning of vaccination centres and distribution.

Special focus would be on vaccinating mothers with children under five years old.

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