2,751 new Covid-19 cases, nine deaths in Telangana

HYDERABAD: With 2,751 new Covid-19 cases added in the last 24 hours to the case load in the state, Telangana for the first time recorded over 30,000 active cases on Friday.
The number of active cases has jumped from 17,534 on August 1 to 30,008 on Friday, seeing a huge jump. With the latest numbers, the total number of cases recorded so far in the state now stand at 1,20,166. Also, 9 deaths were recorded over the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 808.
So far, 89,350 patients have recovered from the Covid-19 infection in the state, while 30,008 active patients are currently under treatment in the state. A total of 62,300 samples were tested on Friday. The increased sample testing over the last two weeks has resulted in the samples tested per million count to have increased from nearly 20,000 a month back to 34,117 on Friday.
GHMC limits recorded 432 cases, while Rangareddy and Karimnagar districts recorded nearly 200 cases each.