amaravati sources stated that andhra pradesh chief minister jagan MOHAN REDDY' target='_blank' title='ys jagan mohan reddy-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>ys jagan mohan reddy on monday said that andhra pradesh is ranked first in the country in conducting the highest number of COVID-19 tests, by clocking 1396 tests per every 10 lakh population. Addressing the media here on the host of preventive measures of the state government to combat coronavirus pandemic, YS jagan said that the state government has so far tested 74,551 samples out of which 1,177 tested positive for COVID-19. He thanked people of the state for extending their cooperation by their adherence to lockdown norms.
The ap cm said that 63 mandals of the state have been declared as red zones. Once the number of cases exceeds four, then the mandal is categorized as a red zone, he said. About 54 other mandals have been identified as orange zones where the number of cases ranges between one and four. All the remaining 559 mandals in the 13 districts of the state are deemed to be green zones as not a single COVID-19 case has been reported in these mandals till now.
The chief minister said that the state government has set up nine Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDL) laboratories besides 44 other laboratories. The state government has set up four COVID-19 critical care hospitals and district hospitals to treat patients with suspected coronavirus symptoms. In this context, YS jagan made a passionate appeal to the masses, urging them not to treat the COVID-19 patients as untouchables. He said COVID-19 is curable if all the guidelines and precautions as part of the treatment are strictly followed. The chief minister said that 81 per cent of the COVID-19 patients got themselves cured of the disease by staying confined to their homes and taking immunity-boosting diet. Only 14 percent of the people needed to be hospitalised for treatment.
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