With 105 new cases, Andhra’s tally at 3,676

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh reported 105 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the tally to 3,676.
The state also registered two more Covid-19 casualties, increasing the toll to 64.
The novel coronavirus cases related to migrants and people travelling from other states increased to 446, while the number of positive cases among the foreign returnees stood at 112.Eight of the 105 new cases reported on Monday are linked to Chennai’s Koyambedu market.
There are currently 1,246 active cases in Andhra Pradesh, with the discharge of 2,366 patients and death of 64 persons. The state has so far tested 3.83 lakh samples, including 10,567 people screened for Covid-19 between 9 am on Sunday and 9 am on Monday.
The disease, which was predominantly limited to the plains, has started spreading to tribal pockets of the state as two persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the interior Donkarai village of East Godavari district on Monday.
A five-month-old boy was diagnosed with the disease in Rampachodavaram about a week ago. This has emerged as a new challenge for the East Godavari district officials, who are already battling with an outbreak in Pedapudi and neighbouring mandals.
East Godavari district officials suspect that easing the lockdown curbs over the last few weeks and increased public movement might have set off the chain of transmission. In addition to the numbers in the bulletin, as many as 28 people were found positive for Covid-19 in East Godavari district on Monday evening.