Two new cases of coronavirus reported in Vizag, count in AP reaches 21

Two more positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Vizag on Sunday. This takes the total number of those infected with coronavirus in Visakhapatnam to six.

As per the media bulletin released by the Director of Health and Family Welfare, patient 20 and patient 21 have been identified as contacts of patient no 7 (in Andhra Pradesh), who had returned to Vizag from Birmingham, United Kingdom, via Delhi. On March 17 patients 20 and 21 got in contact with patient 7, following which, they were kept under home isolation. On March 28 they got admitted into the hospital and have been under isolation.

A total of 85 samples were tested on Sunday, out of which, 83 proved negative and 2 cases turned positive. The total number of coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 21 with Visakhapatnam reporting its two positive cases on Sunday.

Additionally, the  65-year-old, with travel history from Mecca, was admitted into TBCH in Visakhapatnam on March 17. Reportedly, the patient has been responding well to the treatment. The man’s recent test results have come out negative and his condition is known to be stable.

As per the statistics released by the Department of Health, Medical, and Family Welfare on Sunday a total of 616 samples were tested across Andhra Pradesh so far. While the results turned negative for 495 cases, the results of the remaining 100 samples are awaited currently.  In Vizag, a total of 154 samples have been tested out of which 122 samples tested negative while 26 reports are awaited.