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Hyderabad Monday was Telangana’s worst day with 79 positive coronavirus cases reported, all from Hyderabad.
With this, the number of cases in the state has increased to 1,275. The health department in its daily bulletin Monday reported no further deaths and the number remained static at 30.
Almost all new cases were reported from the Old City of Hyderabad and included at least 13 children under the age of 15. Many of the cases were from some families. Shaikpet mandal is known to be one of the worst affected with more than 60 cases since Sunday.
The increase of 79 new positives breaks a sequence of low numbers since April 21, when 56 cases were reported. That week, Telangana changed its testing policy, and daily numbers dropped to single digits in a few days.
Additionally, the serious spike in Covid-19 cases on Monday came amid concerns among Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials over the diluted containment policies adopted by the state government. In recent days, containment zones have been reduced from blocks of residential areas to individual homes and apartment complexes.
In addition, in a possible recognition of the severity of the spread of the coronavirus in Hyderabad, Prime Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, according to a press release from his office, called for increased vigilance and efforts to contain the disease.
Significantly, according to the statement, the Prime Minister requested evidence of all primary contacts for each confirmed Covid-19 patient.
This indicates a rollback from a plan recently reported by the health department that it will also stop testing primary contacts. Earlier in the last week of April, he announced that he would stop testing the secondary contacts of Covid-19 positive individuals.
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