HYDERABAD: On a day when Telangana recorded nine deaths and 1,550 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Rangareddy district saw its highest single-day surge in cases since the onset of the pandemic.
The total number of cases in the district, adjoining Hyderabad, stood at 212 on Monday.
Indicating how the spread of the virus in districts around Hyderabad was a big concern, a senior health official said: “Since Hyderabad city overlaps part of Medchal, Rangareddy and Sangareddy the movement of people criss-crossing these areas is resulting in the rapid spread. Despite regular alerts, many people are not following the safety precautions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.” With the latest count, the total number of positive cases now stands at 36, 221, while the death toll is 365.
The state currently has 12,178 active cases and 11,525 samples were tested on Monday. In Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital, which is the nodal centre for Covid-19 treatment, newly-recruited nurses were stopped by police while entering the hospital. The nurses who were recruited less than a week ago have not been issued any identity card so far, which caused the police to bar them from entering the hospital.
Meanwhile, officials from the drug control administration conducted checks on the availability of Remdesivir and Toclizumab drugs for Covid-19 patients at private hospitals.
Medchal, Sangareddy, Medak, Nalgonda, Karimnagar and Khammam continued to see an upward trend apart from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, which is still recording many cases.
The rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases across the state is keeping health officials on tenterhooks with many assessing ways to step up the fight against Covid-19. With the monsoon setting in, there is an expected rise in the number of dengue cases as well, forcing authorities to think of innovative measures to see that health facilities in the state are not overburdened as cases come in over the days.
The total number of cases in the district, adjoining Hyderabad, stood at 212 on Monday.
Indicating how the spread of the virus in districts around Hyderabad was a big concern, a senior health official said: “Since Hyderabad city overlaps part of Medchal, Rangareddy and Sangareddy the movement of people criss-crossing these areas is resulting in the rapid spread. Despite regular alerts, many people are not following the safety precautions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.” With the latest count, the total number of positive cases now stands at 36, 221, while the death toll is 365.
The state currently has 12,178 active cases and 11,525 samples were tested on Monday. In Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital, which is the nodal centre for Covid-19 treatment, newly-recruited nurses were stopped by police while entering the hospital. The nurses who were recruited less than a week ago have not been issued any identity card so far, which caused the police to bar them from entering the hospital.
Meanwhile, officials from the drug control administration conducted checks on the availability of Remdesivir and Toclizumab drugs for Covid-19 patients at private hospitals.
Medchal, Sangareddy, Medak, Nalgonda, Karimnagar and Khammam continued to see an upward trend apart from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, which is still recording many cases.
The rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases across the state is keeping health officials on tenterhooks with many assessing ways to step up the fight against Covid-19. With the monsoon setting in, there is an expected rise in the number of dengue cases as well, forcing authorities to think of innovative measures to see that health facilities in the state are not overburdened as cases come in over the days.
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