A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020 (AP Photo / Mahesh Kumar A.)
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Coronavirus Live Updates:
While East Godavari in Andhra continued to add more than 1,000 daily cases, SPS Nellore and Prakasam, the latest danger zones, reported more than 900 each. Five districts registered new cases of more than 800 each, according to the bulletin. The overall positive infection rate moved slightly closer to the 12 percent mark, touching 11.92 percent on Thursday after 39.05 lakhs of tests were conducted.
Meanwhile, in Telangana, up to 59,711 samples were analyzed on September 2. In total, 15,42,978 samples were analyzed. The samples analyzed per million inhabitants were 41,560, according to the bulletin.
The fatality rate in the state was 0.64 percent, while it was 1.75 percent nationally. The recovery rate in Telangana was 74.9%, while in the country it was 77.09%.
As there was a high incidence of COVID-19 in the 20-50 age group, the government asked people not to go out, unless absolutely necessary, such as going to work / essential shopping. When they go out, they must strictly observe precautions such as wearing masks and social distancing.
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