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217 blood samples in AP test negative for coronavirus

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Press Trust of India Amaravati(AP)

The blood samples of over 200

people have tested negative for coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh overnight as the total cases remained at 348, a health department bulletin said on Thursday.

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 12 hours since 9 pm on Wednesday till 9 AM on Thursday, it said.

All the 217 blood samples tested during the period have returned negative, it added.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state stood at 348, with 335 active cases.

In all, nine patients have recovered so far and were discharged from hospitals.

So far four COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the state.

 

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First Published: Apr 09 2020 | 11:50 AM IST

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