Twenty-five new COVID-19 cases were reported from the district on Thursday, taking the total count to 353.
Out of the 25 cases, 18 were reported from Appughar area in MVP Colony. It may be noted that Appughar area alone has reported 31 cases within the last 48 hours.
The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the district as of Thursday is 185. Meanwhile, three more COVID-19 patients were discharged after testing negative. The total number of discharged persons stands at 167. One person had died of COVID-19 in Chengalraopeta.
Apart from the 18 new cases from Appughar, two COVID-19 cases with a travel history to Hyderabad were reported from Seethammadhara, while two more cases were reported from Sai Ram Colony in Kommadi. The other three cases were reported from various areas of the city.
Health officials are on their toes due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Appughar area. Three persons from a family had first tested positive in this area. After tests were done on primary, secondary and a few other close contacts, 13 cases were reported. On the next day, 18 more cases were reported. Till date, 330 tests have been conducted in this cluster. The containment zone has already been extended and a large-scale survey is being taken up to identify symptomatic persons.
It was learnt that officials are speeding up testing and are also planning to test high-risk category persons, especially those above 60 years of age.
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