AP COVID-19 Update June 5: 50 New Cases, Two Deaths From Krishna

HYDERABAD: The total cases in Andhra Pradesh stood at 3,427 as 50 new cases were reported from the state.

A total of 9,831 samples were tested in the last 24 hours till 9 am Friday, and out of that 50 tested positive for the virus, according to the state health department's update on Friday morning.

In the last 24 hours, 21 people were discharged and the tally stood at 2,294.

Two deaths were reported from Krishna districts as the toll stood at 73.  

There are 1,060 active cases in the state.  

The cumulative positive cases reported from foreign returnees stood at 123, while those from other states stood at 700, the bulletin read.

Meanwhile, the number of cases in the country are surging with each passing day and on Friday, India reported the biggest single-day increase in the number of cases with 2,26,770 cases after 9,851 more people tested positive for the infection in 24 hours. The country’s toll rose by 273 to 6,348.

#COVIDUpdates: as on 05/06/2020
Total positive cases: 3427
Discharged: 2294
Deceased: 73
Active cases: 1060#APFightsCorona #COVID19Pandemic pic.twitter.com/SRDiI2maQk

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