The Visakhapatnam district recorded 135 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours ending Friday morning taking the cumulative case tally to 1,53,549.
The death toll also increased to 1,057 after one more person succumbed to the infection.
During the same time period, 110 persons, who were undergoing treatment for the virus, had recovered, according to the COVID-19 bulletin.
The number of recoveries has increased to 1,50,911. Similarly, the active case load stands at 1,581.
