HYDERABAD: A total of 169 new Covid-19 infections and one death was recorded in
Telangana on Friday, taking the overall toll to 1,607. There are as many as 1,964 patients under treatment but with improving recovery rate in the state which has now touched 98.79 %. So far, a total of 80,34,038 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the State out of which 2,95,270 have tested positive and 2,91,699 persons have recovered.
In the data released by the health department officials on Friday, 37,378
Covid tests were conducted in the State while reports of another 858 samples were awaited.
Meanwhile, the director of public health and family welfare, in its bulletin once again said that people with co-morbid conditions like hypertension, diabetes, cardiac illness, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cancer or any other chronic illness are requested to stay indoors and avoid any kind of travel except for medical care in order to avoid exposure to Covid-19.
“If symptoms related to Covid-19 are observed, please report to the nearest government health facility and seek the required health services without any delay,” the statement read.
The data also shows that a total of 189 persons recovered on Friday. The GHMC limits saw 31 new cases followed by 11 new cases in Medchal Malkajgiri district and 10 cases in Karimnagar district.