HYDERABAD: Telangana on Tuesday reported seven deaths from novel coronavirus, but released 1,712 people who have either recovered or have mild symptoms. It is for the first time that the number of discharged is more than the number of new infected cases.
While the number of new Covid-19 cases on the day stood at 945, officials said they were relieved with the biggest number of discharges since the first case broke on March 1. So far, 7,294 have been discharged, even as the total number of Covid-19 cases touched 16,339, and the death toll rose to 260. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits accounted for 849 of the new cases.
In yet another positive development, officials said the staff recruited so far at TIMS hospital in Gachibowli will join the duty from Wednesday.
Health minister Eatala Rajender during a high-level review meeting asked officials to expedite the recruitment process in TIMS and Gandhi hospitals. The minister asked the officials to ensure there was no dearth of medicines in the hospitals in view of monsoons. The minister said people were coming in big numbers to get tested for Covid-19 and the tests would be conducted at 11 centres, including King Koti hospital, Fever hospital, Government Nature Cure hospital, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Ameerpet Government Ayurveda hospital in Erragadda, Homeopath hospital in Ramanthaapur, Nizamia TB hospital in Charminar, Areas hospitals of Kondapur, Vanathalipuram, ESI hospital in Nacharam and Saroornagar.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh registered seven deaths and 704 Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative caseload of the state to 14,595.
The death toll rose to 187 with Krishna district reporting three deaths, Kurnool two and Guntur and Anantapur one each. Altogether 279 Covid-19 patients recovered from the pandemic virus. There are currently 7,897 active cases in Andhra Pradesh with 6,511 cumulative recoveries and 187 deaths. Authorities said 56 of the 704 cases reported on Tuesday are people, who returned from foreign countries.
While the number of new Covid-19 cases on the day stood at 945, officials said they were relieved with the biggest number of discharges since the first case broke on March 1. So far, 7,294 have been discharged, even as the total number of Covid-19 cases touched 16,339, and the death toll rose to 260. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits accounted for 849 of the new cases.
In yet another positive development, officials said the staff recruited so far at TIMS hospital in Gachibowli will join the duty from Wednesday.
Health minister Eatala Rajender during a high-level review meeting asked officials to expedite the recruitment process in TIMS and Gandhi hospitals. The minister asked the officials to ensure there was no dearth of medicines in the hospitals in view of monsoons. The minister said people were coming in big numbers to get tested for Covid-19 and the tests would be conducted at 11 centres, including King Koti hospital, Fever hospital, Government Nature Cure hospital, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Ameerpet Government Ayurveda hospital in Erragadda, Homeopath hospital in Ramanthaapur, Nizamia TB hospital in Charminar, Areas hospitals of Kondapur, Vanathalipuram, ESI hospital in Nacharam and Saroornagar.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh registered seven deaths and 704 Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative caseload of the state to 14,595.
The death toll rose to 187 with Krishna district reporting three deaths, Kurnool two and Guntur and Anantapur one each. Altogether 279 Covid-19 patients recovered from the pandemic virus. There are currently 7,897 active cases in Andhra Pradesh with 6,511 cumulative recoveries and 187 deaths. Authorities said 56 of the 704 cases reported on Tuesday are people, who returned from foreign countries.
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