Telangana crosses 1.5 lakh mark as 2,500 Covid cases reported

HYDERABAD: Telangana crossed the national average of recovery rate on Wednesday, even as 2,534 new cases of Covid-19 and 11 deaths were recorded in the state. While the total number of cases crossed the 1.5 lakh mark, the death toll rose to 927.
So far, 1.17 lakh patients have recovered from coronavirus in the state, while 32,106 patients are under medication in the state. While the recovery rate in the state was 74.5% on September 1 (national average was 76.9%), the recovery rate in the state has finally overtaken the national average after a gap of over one month.
On Wednesday, the recovery rate in the state was 78% as compared to national average of 77.8%. However, it is still behind the recovery rate of many states. The case fatality rate dipped slightly in the state, going down below 1%.
Altogether, 63,017 samples were tested across the state on Wednesday, taking the total number of samples tested to 19.5 lakh. The number of samples tested per million population stood at 52,619 on Wednesday.
Among the districts, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded the highest numbers with 327 new cases, followed by 195 cases in Rangareddy and 149 cases in Nalgonda. All other districts in the state recorded new cases as well.