The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 201 in East Godavari district, with 39 persons testing positive on Friday. Of these, 83 cases are either primary or secondary contacts of a 53-year-old man from Gollala Mamidada village. Though the total number of cases has crossed the 200-mark, a majority of them have been reported from Gollala Mamidada village in Pedapudi mandal only,” Mr. Muralidhar said. Joint Collector (Village Secretariat and Development) Kirthi Chekuri said that 39 persons tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. “Of these, 30 persons belong to Gollala Mamidada village while three are from Rajamahendravaram and six from Amalapuram.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2020 18:46 UTC