Recovery rate in Telangana climbs to 96.6%

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded 1,197 new Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths on Monday, even as the number of active cases reduced to 17,246.
The total count of cases since the beginning of the pandemic last year stands at 6,14,399 and the death toll stands at 3,576. The number of active containment zones in the state further came down to 190 on Monday as compared to a day back. Of these 10 containment zones are in Hyderabad, 41 in Nalgonda, 32 in Mahabubabad, 17 in Jagtiyal and 24 in Bhadadri Kothagudem.
A total of 1,707 patients were declared recovered on Monday, taking the total count of recovered patients to 5,93,577. The case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 0.58% increasing from 0.50% at the beginning of May. The recovery rate meanwhile has improved to 96.61% now, remaining on the climb for over a month.