Andhra Pradeshachieved another milestone on Sunday by administering the first dose of theCovid-19vaccine to at least 95% of the eligible beneficiaries in the state. The state gave about 6.43 crore vaccine doses by 6 pm on Sunday, including 2.67 crore second dose recipients.
The first dose coverage has exceeded 95% as the state inoculated 3.76 crore people with at least one dose out of the estimated 3.95 crore eligible Population. The second dose coverage currently stands at about 67%.
Meanwhile, the state reported 160 newCovid-19cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,74,868. The toll increased to 14,466 as one more patient succumbed to the pandemic in Krishna district. Altogether, 201 patients were declared cured on Sunday.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 30,859 Covid-19 tests on Sunday and detected 160 new cases. This translates to a daily case positivity rate of 0.5%.