Covid-19 in Telangana: New cases drop to 1,400 with dip in tests

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Monday reported 1,427 new coronavirus cases and 13 deaths as Covid testing dipped to 34,427 with authorities blaming it on the weekend lull.
While the state tested 60,000 samples last weekend, the numbers came down drastically this weekend. After a long gap, Narayanpet district reported a solitary case and a few others also reported more cases as the total caseload of the state reached 1,58, 513 cases.
The death toll rose to 974 but Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) continued to see a dip in the number of cases (264) followed by Ranga Reddy (133), Karimnagar (108), Sanga Reddy (107).
The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1, 27,007, while 30,532 patients are still under treatment.
Overall, the number of samples tested stood at 21, 69,339 and the sample tested per million population was 58,431, the bulletin said.
The recovery rate in the state rose further to 80 percent against 77.87 percent in the country.
Earlier there were no tests on weekends, but with several people complaining, Telangana has begun testing on Sundays and increased the samples in recent times.
While the state tested 60,000 samples last weekend, numbers came down drastically this weekend. Recovery rate rose further to 80% against 78% in the country.