The death toll increased to 11,376 with a death rate of 0.65% and the cumulative infection tally reached 17,49,363. Anantapur, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram reported nine new deaths each while Kurnool, Nellore and West Godavari reported six new deaths each. East Godavari, Guntur and Visakhapatnam reported five new deaths each and Krishna reported four deaths. East Godavari's death toll reached 1,001 and the Krishna toll reached 1,000. While East Godavari's death rate was the lowest at 0.42%, Krishna continues to have the highest death rate of 1.09%.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2021 17:56 UTC