
Virus claims 13 more lives in A.P.
The Hindu
Kurnool reports zero infections in a day
The coronavirus claimed 13 more lives in the State in the 24 hours, ending Wednesday morning. During the same period, 1,084 infections were confirmed, taking the cumulative tally to 20,49,314. The total fatalities reached 14,163, with a rate of 0.69%.
The number of active cases came down to 11,655 as 1,328 patients recovered in the past day. The total recoveries and recovery rate stood at 20,23,496 and 98.74% respectively. The daily test positivity rate of the 57,345 samples tested in the past day was put at 1.89%. The figure has remained below 2% since the past three days. The overall positivity rate of the 2.82 crore tests conducted so far remained at 7.26%.

The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












