INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TIRUPATI: Although there is a decline in Covid-19 favorable cases over the previous two weeks across the nation, the pandemic continues to
spread out at a faster pace in rural and semi-urban locations of Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Chittoor district.The city areas have
actually borne the force of the first wave of Covid last year, today they represent less than half of the new cases as the fatal virus
penetrated into backwoods, where healthcare facilities is relatively poor
The surge in the number of positive cases in rural areas is shown in the statistics from the district administration
According to it, the metropolitan locations in Chittoor district have actually contributed a little over a third at 35.31 percent of
brand-new infections from May 11-21, compared to 64.68 per cent reported in rural and semi-urban areas.In total, the district has reported
over 28,626 brand-new cases during this 11-day period, of which 18,516 cases were recorded in rural and semi-urban areas
That around 64 percent of them are from backwoods offer little convenience to epidemiologists and health professionals
On the other hand, Anantapur continues to remain on the top with 41.6 percent positivity rate of Covid infections, as per the MoHFW
This was followed by East Godavari-35.4 per cent, Chittoor-34.2 per cent, Vizianagaram-29.9 per cent, Visakhapatnam-26.2 percent,
Nellore-22.2 per cent, Prakasam-20.7 per cent, West Godavari-20.6 per cent, Kurnool-20.4 per cent, Srikakulam-19.5 per cent, Kadapa-17.2
percent, Guntur-15.5 per cent and Krishna-14.3 percent
It might be noted that a report by SBI, outdated May 7, flagged that the share of rural pockets in brand-new cases has been progressively
increasing-- from 36.8 per cent in March to 45.5 per cent in April and 48.5 percent in May
The SBI likewise estimated that among the top 15 worst hit rural districts in the country, 5 are from AP
According to data for April, nearly 56 percent of total cases (1.47 lakh) reported in AP were from rural areas, while the city locations
accounted for the staying 44 per cent
In the 2nd week of this month, the state has tape-recorded nearly 1.37 lakh cases, of which more than 52 per cent of cases are from rural
