Telangana reports 1,931 new Covid-19 cases; Hyderabad Corporation area sees dip in infections

HYDERABAD: Telangana reported 1,931 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the overall tally to 86,475, while the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), the virus hotspot in the state, witnessed a considerable dip in the number of fresh infections. Eleven more fatalities took the death toll in the state to 665.
The GHMC saw a dip in the number of fresh infections as only 298 cases were reported, a state government bulletin said on Thursday, providing data as of 8 pm on Wednesday.
As many as 479 were reported from GHMC on Tuesday.
As far as new coronavirus cases, GHMC was followed by Warangal Urban (144), Rangareddy (124), Karimnagar (89), Sangareddy (86) and Nalgonda (84).
Except Komaram Bheem Asifabad (3), all the remaining 32 districts reported positive cases in double digits.
According to the bulletin, the case fatality rate in the state was 0.76 per cent, while it was 1.97 per cent at the national level.
The total number of people who have recovered from the infectious disease so far stood at 63,074, while 22,736 were under treatment.
The recovery rate was 72.93 per cent in the state, while it was 70.37 per cent in the country.
The number of individuals in home/institutional isolation was 15,621.
The number of asymptomatic cases (of those under home isolation) was 84 per cent, it said.
The bulletin said 23,303 samples were tested on August 12.
Cumulatively, the number of samples tested was 6,89,150.
The samples tested per million population was 18,562.2, it said.
On age and gender wise Covid-19 positive details, it said 65.10 per cent were male, while 34.90 per cent were female.
The highest percentage of positive cases among various age groups continues to be in the 31-40 group which was 24. 6 per cent (male-17.2 and female-7.4).
On comorbidities status among deaths, it said the percentage of deaths due to comorbidities was 53.87 per cent.
The percentage of deaths due to Covid-19 was 46.13 per cent.
The number of vacant regular, oxygen and ICU beds was 11,484 and 4,506 and 1,744 respectively, the bulletin said.
It said RT-PCR/CBNAAT/TRUENAT testing facilities in the government were 16 and 23 in the private sector.
It also said 323 rapid antigen testing centres have been set up by the government.
The bulletin provided a list of laboratories, list of rapid antigen testing centres, details on the status of beds in government and private hospitals, the lists of containment zones in GHMC and in different districts.
The bulletin said the government has made elaborate arrangements for treating Covid-19 patients and that sufficient beds are available in government hospitals.
The call centre number for helpline, telemedicine and grievances is 104.
People can contact 9154170960 on WhatsApp for any grievances pertaining to private hospitals/laboratories, the bulletin added.