Five districts report zero deaths in 24 hoursThe State reported 13 more deaths owing to coronavirus and 909 infections in the 24 hours, ending Monday morning. The daily test positivity rate was put at 1.94%, the lowest in the past 144 days. Chittoor district reported three more deaths while Guntur, Krishna and Prakasam reported two fatalities each. East Godavari, Kadapa, West Godavari and Nellore reported one death each, while five districts reported zero deaths. It was followed by Nellore (174), Chittoor (107), Prakasam (86), Guntur (82), Visakhapatnam (61), Krishna (47), Kadapa (40), Srikakulam (28), West Godavari (21), Vizianagaram (9), Kurnool (8) and Anantapur (5).

Source: The Hindu August 16, 2021 20:26 UTC