India, July 15 -- Two Covid-related deaths and eight active cases have been reported from YSR Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh.

Samples from contacts are being tested and specimens have been sent to Pune for genome sequencing to identify the circulating variant.

Andhra Pradesh has issued a preparedness alert, while Odisha has expanded testing in districts bordering Andhra Pradesh as a precaution.

Officials have not reported evidence of a wider wave, but the cluster has raised questions about India's post-pandemic disease surveillance and public communication.

Two COVID-19-related deaths and a small cluster of infections in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district have prompted precautionary action in neighbouring states, while also raising q...