A total of 894 COVID-19 cases were reported during the 24-hour period to 8 p.m. Thursday, as positivity remains low in Telangana at approximately 2.27% of the 39,448 screening tests performed during the period.
With the reporting of new cases, the total number of cases has increased to 2,61,728 in the state. As four more deaths were reported Thursday, the total number of deaths has risen to 1,423.
According to the medical bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare on Friday, the number of cases recovered by COVID has risen to 2.47,790 as 1,057 people were declared recovered from the infectious disease. In addition, he affirmed that the fatality rate in Telangana continues to be low, at 0.54% compared to 1.5% at the national level.
The number of active cases as of 8 p.m. Thursday was 12,515, including 10,245 in home and institutional isolation and the remaining 2,270 patients admitted to various government and private hospitals across the state. Similarly, the number of samples tested for COVID-19 in the state so far has risen to 50,50,612 as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
Of the total positive cases reported in the state so far, 70% were asymptomatic cases and the remaining 30% were symptomatic.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad and its surrounding areas continue to be the focus of COVID-19 cases in the state, with 154 of them reported in the GHMC boundaries on Thursday, followed by 84 in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district and 70 in the district of Rangareddy. Outside of and around the state capital, Bhadradri-Kothagudem continues to report a higher number of cases (54) compared to other rural areas (districts).
