Telangana rises to sixth spot among states in active cases, ninth in overall infections

HYDERABAD: While Telangana stands at the ninth place across the country in terms of overall caseload, the state has risen to the sixth position in having the most number of active cases. The state currently has 31,607 active cases, out of the total 1,57,096 infections.

Among the top 10 states with the most number of cases, Delhi, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal currently have less number of active infections than Telangana. Maharashtra tops the list of having most number of active cases as well as in the overall caseload. Neighbouring Andhra Pradesh is on the third spot in the country with 95,072 of active cases.
Experts have said that the need of the hour in Telangana is to have better treatment facilities. “More number of active cases means there will be more symptomatic cases needing hospitalisation. Better treatment does not mean just increasing the number of beds, but a number of other things as well,” said professor Sarang Dev, the executive director of Max Health Care Institute, Indian School of Business. He added that the active cases may not be a direct worry but sure needs attention.
Dr Madala Kiran, assistant professor with the Government General Hospital in Nizmabad and possessing certification of biomedical research of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said that it is important to control further spread as the recovery statistics have been good so far. “More testing led to detection of more cases. More share of asymptomatic cases is also good sign,” he pointed out.
Health minister Eatala Rajender has been maintaining that the situation of Covid- 19 in the state is under control and recovery rate has been good, positivity rate is has come down