With The Variety Of COVID-19 Cases In Andhra Pradesh Crossing The 700 Mark And The Toll From The Contagion Touching 20, The State Federal Government On Monday Hinted At A Possible Community Transmission Of The Pandemic.

PTI|Upgraded on: 20 Apr 2020, 10: 13: 33 PM

COVID-19 cases in AP cross 700 (Image Credit: demonstration picture)

New Delhi:

With the variety of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh crossing the 700 mark and the toll from the contagion touching 20, the state federal government on Monday hinted at a possible community transmission of the pandemic.Deputy Chief Minister (Health) A K K Srinivas stated the development of 75 brand-new cases in a day “indicates that.”

Deputy Chief Minister (Health) A K K Srinivas stated the development of 75 brand-new cases in a day “indicates that.” He declared the state was executing the very best and reliable containment method that were yielding results.

Inquired about the spurt in COVID-19 favorable cases, the Deputy chief minister associated it to increased testing.The variety of COVID-19 favorable cases in the state stood at 722 as on Monday.

“We tested over 3,770 samples in the last 24 hours and hence there were 75 positive cases. In the coming days, we will ramp up our testing capacity to 12,500 per day,” he stated, suggesting that the variety of cases might proportionately increase.

“We tested over 3,770 samples in the last 24 hours and hence there were 75 positive cases. In the coming days, we will ramp up our testing capacity to 12,500 per day,” he stated, suggesting that the variety of cases might proportionately increase.

Vijayawada has actually likewise been seeing a sharp rise in coronavirus cases and at least 2 significant pockets in the city were recognized as possible community transmission areas.

More than 20 cases have actually been tape-recorded in these 2 regions alone in the last couple of days, leaving the authorities baffled about the source of transmission.

Authorities likewise revealed worries of a possible community transmission.” Till the other day there were over 40 cases cases due to (possible) community transmission and today the number has actually increased by another 25.

We are gathering pooled samples in such locations to figure out the specific spread of the pandemic,” a leading health official stated.

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First Released: 20 Apr 2020, 10: 13: 33 PM

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