5,963 new infections, 27 deaths reported in 24 hours
The State reported 27 deaths, the highest daily toll in six months, and 5,963 new infections in the 24 hours ending Monday morning.
The toll reached 7,437 with 126 deaths reported in the past one week indicating a rise in the death rate which stands at 0.77%.
The total number of COVID-19 cases so far has increased to
9,68,000. The number of recoveries also increased to
9,12,510 as 2,569 patients had overcome the infection in the past day. The recovery rate came down to 94.2%.
The daily positivity rate came down to 15.79% as the number of samples tested increased to 37,765. The overall positivity rate of 1.571 crore samples remains at 6.16%.
As many as 27 people succumbed to COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, the highest toll in a day after October 20, even as the state registered 5,963 fresh cases. After 1.57 crore tests, the gross COVID-19 positives in the state rose to 9.68 lakh,a health department bulletin said. In the 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday, 2,569 coronavirus-infected persons recovered, pushing the total recoveries to 9,12,510. The overall toll climbed to 7,437, it said. The state now has 48,053 active cases, the highest after October 8. As the percentage of active cases increased to five, the overall recovery rate dipped further to 94.3 per cent. Once again, Chittoor district reported 1,182 fresh cases in a day, followed by Guntur 938, Srikakulam 893, East Godavari 626, Visakhapatnam 565, SPS Nellore 491, Kurnool 434 and Prakasam 280.
2558 new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh:- The situations of coronavirus are alarming in India and Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are on the top in delivering a high number of new cases for coronavirus. There is a considerable rise in the new number of coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the last two weeks. Andhra Pradesh witnessed 2558 new cases of coronavirus in the state in the last 24 hours. 31,268 new samples are tested in the state and six people passed away in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in Andhra Pradesh reached 9,12,937 and the total number of discharges stands at 8,90,756.
HRF demands drop of NIA’s fabricated’ charges against its member
On 31st March, NIA conducted searches at 31 locations spread across eight districts of Andhra Pradesh. Of the houses raided of popular members’ of rights, Dalit and women’s organizations is VS Krishna, co-ordination committee member of the HRF. The activists were accused of having Maoist links.
By News Desk| Updated: 7th April 2021 4:54 pm IST
Hyderabad: A week after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with local police raided homes of several rights activists and advocates, including Human Rights’ Forum (HRF) member VS Krishna, the rights group demanded that the agency and state governments drop the “fabricated” accusations against all.
NIA probe in Maoist case: 31 locations in T gana, Andhra searched (Ld)
By IANS |
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National Investigation Agency (NIA). (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 1 : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at 31 locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including the premises of Advocate V Raghunath, K Padma and KS Chalam and several civil and tribal right activists in connection with its probe into the Munchingput maoist case and recovered cash to the tune of Rs 10 lakh and several other incriminating documents.
An NIA official related top probe told IANS, The agency sleuths carried out searches at the premises of Raghunath, Padma, Chalam, revolutionary singer Dappu Ramesh, Pragatishil Women Organisation President Rajeshwari, premises of arrested accused Annapurna and Srinivasan.