Coronavirus | Mortality, positivity rate rising in south India
The Hindu
Kerala adds 26 deaths; Hyderabad cases equal Telangana’s early March peak; cases soar in Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh reported four new deaths and 1,184 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the highest single-day number since November 21 last year. In March, infections increased by 82.7% compared to February. A total of 12,075 infections were reported in March, while only 2,080 were reported in February. In January, only 5,550 infections were added. Deaths also rose by 67% as 48 persons succumbed to the virus in March while 16 died in the previous month. In March, 11.31 lakh samples were tested and test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.07%. The TPR was 0.25% in February, 0.42% in January and 0.80% in December 2020.More Related News