Medics wearing PPE kits stand inside a Covid-19 Triage Centre in Vijaywada to treat patients with mild symptoms (PTI Photo)
Telangana, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Coronavirus News Live Updates: A staggering 5,041 Covid-19 cases, the single largest number in a day so far, were registered in Andhra Pradesh as the overall aggregate inched closer to the 50,000 mark on Sunday. Also, the state saw the highest spike in deaths in a day as 56 coronavirus patients succumbed, pushing the toll to 642, a government bulletin said.
Among the dead was a 50-year-old journalist working for a Tamil television channel in Tirupati, PTI reported. He had been admitted to a COVID care facility last week and lost his battle against the dreaded virus Sunday. It took three months for the state to register the first 5,000 coronavirus cases, from March 12 when the first one was reported.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases in Telangana rose to 45,076 on Sunday, with 1,296 new cases and six deaths in the last 24 hours, PTI reported. A state government bulletin said 32,438 people have recovered so far, while there are 12,224 active cases.
As many as 12,519 samples were tested on Sunday, taking the total samples tested in the state so far to 2.65 lakh, the bulletin said, adding that around 6,630 tests per million were being conducted at the present rate.
There are nearly 17,081 Covid-19 beds available in 61 government hospitals across the state, the bulletin stated.
People wait to give swab samples for the Covid test outside Hyderabad's Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital. (PTI)
First it was Delhi, then Tamil Nadu, then Telangana, followed by Karnataka. Now it seems to be the turn of Andhra Pradesh to experience an extraordinary surge in novel Coronavirus numbers. On Sunday, Andhra Pradesh reported as many as 5,041 new cases. No other state, except Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have ever gone beyond the 5,000-mark in a single day.
After the surge of the last four days, Andhra Pradesh now has the fastest-growing Coronavirus numbers in the country, faster than even Karnataka. The Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh are now growing at 7.9 per cent (seven-day compounded daily growth rate) every day.
Over 20,000 of Andhra Pradesh’s total of 50,000 cases, about 40 per cent, have come in the last one week. This is higher than any other state, barring Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. As a result, Andhra Pradesh jumped two places on Sunday to become the state with the fifth-largest caseload in the country, overtaking Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in the process.
After some coronavirus cases were reported in Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (Sriharikota) Housing colonies, a statement was issued saying that the centre will function with minimum essential/skeletal staff with immediate effect and until further orders, to avoid further transmissions and to complete contact tracing of primary and secondary contacts of detected cases, ANI reported.
All employees except essential services shall work from home and should be available on telephone and electronic means of communication at all times and shall attend the duties on requirement, it further said.
The consistent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the community has now left everyone looking for ways to stop the virus from entering their homes. Especially, as one is now advised to learn to live with the virus. With facemasks, hand sanitizers and physical distancing now part of the new normal, the fear of contracting the disease is prevalent. With this, new businesses have emerged. Mainly, that of sterilizing and disinfecting residences, office spaces and businesses.
Twenty-nine-year-old Adke Pradeep Kumar, with his degree in MSc Biotech, calls himself one of the early entrants in the booming business of fumigation services in Hyderabad. He along with his cousin Thotlapalepu Methuselah, and friend Vattepu Sabastian, started the business over a month ago and now boasts of a long list of clientele.
A woman gave birth on a road outside a government hospital in Telangana on Sunday after doctors referred her to another state-run facility as she required blood transfusion, which was temporarily unavailable, PTI reported.
Hospital officials said they would seek clarification from the staff to find out if there was any delay in shifting the woman in an ambulance and also verify the CCTV footage.
According to a hospital official, the woman was not admitted to the hospital in Jangaon since the blood bank there was shut after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 recently. Hence, doctors referred to her to another hospital in Hanamkonda. Though an ambulance was called to shift her, the patient's attendants were reluctant to take the woman to the hospital, he said. While the ambulance personnel were waiting for the attendants to take a call, the woman suddenly delivered the baby near the entrance of the hospital, following which she was taken inside. Both the mother and the baby are said to be safe.
Telanagana on Sunday reported 1,296 new coronavirus cases, and six deaths in the last 24 hours, PTI reported. There are 45,076 cases in the state now, including 12,224 active cases and 32,438 recoveries till date.
A state government bulletin said as many as 12,519 samples were tested on Sunday, taking the total samples tested in the state so far to 2.65 lakh, the bulletin said,
A staggering 5,041 Covid-19 cases, the single largest number in a day so far, were registered in Andhra Pradesh as the overall aggregate inched closer to the 50,000 mark on Sunday. Also, the state saw the highest spike in deaths in a day as 56 coronavirus patients succumbed, pushing the toll to 642, a government bulletin said.
Among the dead was a 50-year-old journalist working for a Tamil television channel in Tirupati. He had been admitted to a COVID care facility last week and lost his battle against the dreaded virus Sunday. It took three months for the state to register the first 5,000 coronavirus cases, from March 12 when the first one was reported.
Telangana on Saturday reported 1,284 new cases of coronavirus, taking the state's total tally to 43,780, PTI reported. Six deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 409.
Out of the new cases, 667 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GMCH), followed by 86 in Sanga Reddy, 68 in Ranga Reddy and 62 in Medchal districts, a state government bulletin said.
The bulletin said 1,902 people were discharged on Saturday, bringing the total number of those who have recovered to 30,607, while 12,765 remain under treatment.
As many as 14,883 samples were tested on Saturday, taking the cumulative total samples to 2.52 lakh.
While Telangana seems to be losing a little bit of pace now, the southern states are continuing to drive India’s novel Coronavirus numbers which has been touching new highs every day for the last four days. On Saturday, Andhra Pradesh showed an unusually high rise in its daily cases, reporting close to 4,000 new infections, while Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also recorded their highest single day numbers.
Coronavirus numbers in Andhra Pradesh have been growing quite rapidly in the last few days. In fact, its growth rate has been next only to Karnataka and is even poised to race ahead. In absolute number of cases, it overtook Telangana on Saturday. The state has recorded more than 44,000 infections till now, while Telangana, till recently one of the fastest-growing states, has a few hundred less.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 1,37,91,869 samples have been tested up to July 18, with 3,58,127 samples being tested on Saturday.
The administration in Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh Saturday said that lockdown restrictions will be tightened on Sundays in view of the rise in the number of coronavirus cases, PTI reported.
Shivraj Meena, the Regional administrator of Yanam, said in a release the stricter curfew would come into force on Sundays from July 19 to prevent the spread of the virus. He said only medical emergencies and government and essential services would be permitted during the curfew period (6 am on Sunday to 6 am on Monday)
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan Saturday appealed to all those, who have recovered from Covid-19 to donate plasma and help in the treatment of coronavirus patients, PTI reported.
She said all those who had recovered from Covid-19 and those who were having adequate antibodies can donate the plasma so as to save the lives of seriously affected coronavirus patients, a release from the Raj Bhavan stated.
Tamilisai visited the Covid-19 Plasma Blood Bank at ESI Medical College in Sanatnagar in Hyderabad and urged people not to have misconceptions about plasma donation.
Telangana on Saturday reported 1,284 new cases of coronavirus, taking the state's total tally to 43,780, PTI reported. Six deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 409.
Out of the new cases, 667 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GMCH), followed by 86 in Sanga Reddy, 68 in Ranga Reddy and 62 in Medchal districts, a state government bulletin said.
The bulletin said 1,902 people were discharged on Saturday, bringing the total number of those who have recovered to 30,607, while 12,765 remain under treatment.
As many as 14,883 samples were tested on Saturday, taking the cumulative total samples to 2.52 lakh.