HYDERABAD: With
Covid-19 testing ramped up to 53,686 on Wednesday, Telangana saw 609 new cases after dropping to 502 on Tuesday.
With the latest numbers, the case-load in the state has risen to 2,71,492 while the death toll has touched 1,465 with three more deaths on Wednesday. Altogether, 8,999 patients are under medical supervision and a total of 2,61,028 patients in the state have so far recovered from the
coronavirus infection.
While there is a slight improvement in sample testing over the last couple of days, the state has now completed 56 lakh tests. Telangana has now tested 1.5 lakh samples per million population.
The current case fatality rate (CFR) in the state is 0.53%, among the lowest in the country, while the recovery rate is now 96.14%.
Of the 609 new cases tested positive on Wednesday, 114 were from the
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, while 48 are from Rangareddy, 45 from Medchal Malkajgiri, 29 from Warangal Urban and 24 from Bhadradri Kothagudem.
Barring Narayanpet, all remaining districts recorded new cases on Thursday, of which seven districts recorded less than 10 new cases.