Amaravati, July 27 (PTI): Andhra Pradesh on Monday crossed the one lakh mark in COVID-19 cases with over 6,000 people testing positive as the rapid spread of the infection in recent days continued unabated.

The states COVID-19 count doubled in just about eight days as the day's 6,051 cases pushed the tally to 1,02,349. It had crossed the 50,000 mark on July 20.

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From 15,252 confirmed cases on July 1, the number swelled to the current level as every district in the state has been witnessing a severe surge in the pandemic.

According to the latest bulletin, 49 fresh deaths were reported in the state, taking the coronavirus toll to 1,090.

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In the last 24 hours, a total of 3,234 patients were discharged from hospitals upon recovery.

The state now has 51,701 active cases after a total of 49,558 patients had recovered, the bulletin said.

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