Hyderabad: The declining trend in fresh COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana as the state reported 5,186 new infections, health officials said on Saturday.
The daily count has been steadily declining over the past week and officials claim the situation is under control.
The state health authorities, which had used the issue of media bulletins the previous evening, said the pandemic claimed 38 lives during the 24-hour period. With this, the death toll rose to 2,704.
Fresh cases increased the cumulative score to 4.92 385.
The state has seen more recovery than new cases. About 7,994 people recovered during the period, which took the cumulative story to 4,21,219.
The recovery rate, which dropped nearly 80 percent a few days ago, has now improved to 85.54. The number of active cases fell further to 68,462.
For the second consecutive day, the daily number of cases in Greater Hyderabad was below 1,000. The state capital reported 904 cases. Rangareddy and Medchal Malkajgiri, adjacent to Hyderabad, reported 399 and 366 cases respectively.
Nalgonda reported 317 cases, followed by 231 in Warangal Urban, 182 in Karimnagar, 181 in Siddipet, 176 in Khammam, 175 in Vikarabad, 172 in Mahaboobnagar and 172 in Nagarkurnool.
Out of 33 districts, 15 had new letters in double digits.
Source: The Siasat Daily