Amaravati, Sep 13 | Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh present a contrasting

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By Mohammed Shafeeq/Sharon ThambalaHyderabad/Amaravati, Sep 13 | Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh present a contrasting picture of Covid-19 situation.
While one state with continuous surge has climbed on to the second position in the country in terms of number of cases, the other has succeeded in controlling the pandemic. At least this is what the statistics suggest.
Both the states claim to be handling the situation well. Andhra Pradesh attributes the high number of cases to massive testing while dismissing the criticism for fewer tests and allegations of hiding deaths and underreporting cases, Telangana claims that its strategy helped in containing the virus.
As of September 12, Andhra Pradesh with over 5. 57 lakh cases stood second on the list of states with most cases, next only to Maharashtra, which so far saw 10. 15 lakh cases.
Andhra Pradesh has been adding 10,000 cases and reporting 70-80 deaths every day for the last few weeks. With 4,846 deaths, it also has the fourth highest death toll in the country.
On the other hand Telanganas tally of Covid cases as of September 12 stood at nearly 1. 55 lakh. The average daily jump in cases has stabilized around 2,400-2,600 while daily fatalities mostly remained in single digit.
Though one of the first states to report Covid cases in early March, Telangana is at ninth place in the list of states with highest number of infections. With 950 deaths, it is also at ninth spot in terms of fatalities.
Though Telangana ramped up testing over the last one-and-half month, it still lags behind with 20 lakh tests, which is not even 50 per cent of the tests conducted by its neighbour.
One of the first states to ramp up testing, Andhra Pradesh has so far tested over 45. 27 lakh tests, next only to Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. However, it stands at the top in tests per million ratio among nine states of its size (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh) with a figure of 84,786. The national average ratio is 39,790.
Andhra Pradesh also has the second highest positivity rate at 12. 32, next only to Maharashtra (20. 02). The state also has one of the highest number of active cases at 95,733.
The Andhra health officials, however, point out that the state has one of the best recovery rates at 81. 96 per cent. The number of daily recoveries stands around 10,000.
As of Saturday, the state recorded 4. 57 lakh recoveries, second biggest number of after Maharashtras 7. 15 lakh.
With 20 lakh tests, Telangana has one of the second-lowest testing numbers among nine states. Its positivity rate is 7. 57 per cent. The experts point out that this is one of the highest among the states who have conducted 20-30 lakh tests.

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