One more dies of coronavirus in AP; 67 fresh cases reported

Amaravati(AP), May 5 () The COVID-19 tally shot up to1,717 in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday as 67 more cases were addedin the last 24 hours, while the toll increased to 34 with thedeath of a patient in Krishna district.

Of the new cases reported, 14 were said to be fromGujarat who came to the state.

The daily health bulletin said 14 positive cases are fromGujarat state, without providing any details.

Enquiries with official sources only revealed that theywere preachers from Gujarat but no other details wereforthcoming.

The latest bulletin said 65 coronavirus patients weredischarged from hospitals across the state, taking the countto 589 so far.

Of the 67 new cases, 25 were from the hotbed Kurnool and13 from Guntur.

Krishna district reported eight, Visakhapatnam, Kadapaand Anantapuramu two each and SPS Nellore one fresh case inthe last 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday.

The bulletin said 28 patients had recovered and beendischarged from COVID designated hospital in Kurnool, 13 inGuntur, 10 in Krishna and six in SPS Nellore. DBVROH ROH