September 19, 2021 12:26 am | Updated 12:26 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM
A youngster reacts as she is about to be administered COVID vaccine in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
The Visakhapatnam district recorded 55 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending Saturday morning, taking the cumulative tally to 1,56,616. The death toll rose to 1,082 after one more person succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours.
During the same time period, as many as 68 persons recovered from the coronavirus. The number of active cases hasreduced to 1,048 and the recoveries have increased to 1,54,486.
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