Updated: Active cases cross 28,000 in the region Share Article AAA A COVID-19 patient awaiting allotment of a bed at the Government General Hospital in Ongole on Thursday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Active cases cross 28,000 in the region The COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread rapidly in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, infecting close to 3,000 persons and claiming the lives of eight in a span of 24 hours. The death toll crossed the 1,300-mark in the region as six patients in Prakasam district and two others in Nellore district succumbed to the virus, according to a health bulletin released by the State government on Thursday. Normal life was hit as authorities imposed an 18-hour curfew for the second day on Thursday.