44 deaths, 2,620 new infections in State

Chittoor reports highest toll, cases in 24 hours

The State reported 44 deaths due to COVID-19 and 2,620 new infections in the 24 hours ending Monday morning. The daily tally was the lowest in two and a half months but it was due to fewer samples tested in the past day. Only 55,002 samples, the lowest daily test count in two months, were tested with a positivity rate of 4.75%, which was also the lowest in two and a half months. For the past five days, more than one lakh samples were tested daily and their positivity rate was between 5.4% and 6.5%. The overall positivity rate of 2.12 crore samples tested was 8.74%. The toll increased to 12,363 and the cumulative tally reached 18,53,183. The recovery rate crossed 96% for the first time in two and a half months as the total recoveries increased to 17,82,680, including 7,504 recoveries in the past day. There were 58,140 active cases in the State.