WIRE โ€” Health secretary Veerapandian said in a statement here on Thursday that this time, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the state on June 26 in Kadapa district. From July 1 to 16, an additional 11 Covid-19 cases were reported, taking the total cases to 12.

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