HYDERABAD:
Telangana on Sunday recorded 1,436 new cases of
Covid-19 and six deaths. With this the total number of cases so far in the state stood at 2,22,111 while the death toll so far is 1,271. A total of 1,98,790 patients have so far recovered from the
coronavirus infection and 22,050 patients remain active cases. State health authorities meanwhile launched an awareness campaign in view of the beginning of the festival season.
On Sunday, 41,043 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the state, taking the total number of samples tested till date to 38.3 lakh so far. With the latest numbers samples tested per million population rose to 1,02,915. Of the samples tested on Sunday, 44 percent were primary contacts and 12 percent were secondary contacts of patients who have tested positive in the recent days, while the remaining were new suspected patients.
The
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (
GHMC) limits recorded a total of 249 new cases on Sunday- the highest among districts. This was followed by 110 cases in
Ranga Reddy, 105 cases in Medchal Malkajgiri, 78 cases in
Khammam, 77 cases in Bhadadri Kothagudem, 76 cases in Kamareddy and 75 cases in
Nalgonda, while all other districts recorded new cases as well.