COVID cases continue to climb steeply in Vizag Updated: Updated: 189 infections, 1 death reported in last 24 hours Share Article AAA A health worker administering a COVID vaccine to an elderly woman who was unable to walk into the health centre at China Waltair, in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK 189 infections, 1 death reported in last 24 hours The district reported 189 new COVID-19 infections and one death in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 62,487 as of Thursday morning. This is the highest single-day tally reported so far this year. According to a State COVID-19 bulletin, Visakhapatnam district reported the third highest day-tally in the State.