79 COVID-19 cases recorded in single day in Telangana; total cases at 1275

The death rate in the State is 2.6 per cent, which is lower than the national average of 3.2 per cent.

Published: 12th May 2020 08:01 AM  |   Last Updated: 12th May 2020 08:01 AM   |  A+A A-

Coronavirus, Bhubaneshwar

A medic works on a sample for COVID-19 rapid test center. (File photo| Biswanath Swain, EPS)

By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded one of the highest single-day spikes in Covid-19 cases on Monday, when 79 people tested positive for the virus. They are all from the GHMC limits. This takes the total number of cases in the State to 1,275, which includes 11 migrant cases from other states, recorded in the last five days. On the brighter side, as many as 50 patients were cured and discharged on Monday.

With no Covid-19 deaths reported on the day, the number of fatalities remains unchanged at 30. The death rate in the State is 2.6 percent, which is lower than the national average of 3.2 percent.