Amaravati, July 17 -- Health authorities in Andhra Pradesh have confirmed 12 COVID-19 infections across the state between June 26 and July 16. The state government has dispatched five samples to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, to identify the specific virus variant circulating among the patients.

Officials reported that the cases are scattered across different districts, including Kadapa, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, and Kakinada, with no evidence of localised clustering.

Meanwhile, KGH Hospital Superintendent Dr Vani stated that a COVID-19 positive case has been recorded in Visakhapatnam. The patient had consulted a general physician for medical treatment a few days ago; observing COVID-19 symptoms, the doctor referred the pa...