Two Covid-19 deaths and eight positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Rapid Response Teams have been deployed to the affected area to trace contacts and initiated sanitation drives.
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Covid-19: Andhra Pradesh has reported two deaths and eight Covid-19 positive cases in recent weeks. This has alarmed the authorities, who initiated surveillance to prevent the situation from worsening. A 52-year-old man from YSR Kadapa district started experiencing symptoms and later tested positive for coronavirus. A 43-year-old man also tested positive for Covid-19 and developed complications. Both died during their treatment.
Following the deaths, the state health department deployed special rapid response teams in the district.
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