Telangana sees 1,682 new cases, 8 more deaths

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Tuesday recorded 1,682 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths, raising the total number of cases to 93,937 and death toll to 711. Telangana has 21,024 active patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals with 72,202 patients having recovered from the coronavirus infection in the state so far.
The GHMC area recorded 235 cases on Tuesday. Among other districts, Rangareddy had the most cases with 166 followed by Warangal (urban) with 107 cases, Medchal-Malkajgiri with 106 cases, Nizamabad with 94 cases, Karimnagar with 88 cases and Mancherial with 79 cases. All other districts in the state also recorded new cases.
“There is a need to increasing the number of beds and manpower in many districts,” said an official.