COVID 19: Telangana reports 206 fresh COVID cases, two new deaths on Sunday
Around 346 citizens recovered from the infection on Sunday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,86,244.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 18 Jan 2021 5:31 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 206 new COVID cases on Sunday taking the overall tally to 2,91,872 in the state.
Two new deaths are reported on January 17, taking the total tally to 1,579. The fatality rate in the state is 0.54 per cent which is less than the national average of 1.4 per cent.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area reported 45 new cases while Rangareddy reported 16 new cases. Districts of Telangana is seeing the increase in cases. Medchal Malkajgiri reported 11 new cases while Karimnagar reported 17 new cases.
Around 346 citizens recovered from the infection on Sunday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,86,244. The recovery rate, as per the government now stands at 98.07 per cent, which approximately one per cent higher than the national average of 96.6 per cent.
The government tested 21,893 citizens for the virus on Sunday. So far 74,83,580 samples have been tested in the state. Samples tested per million population stand at 2,01,063. Still, 350 reports are awaited.
The state currently has 4,049 active cases. Of the total active cases, 2,281 are under home isolation. Of total positive cases, 70 per cent are asymptomatic with no severe signs of distress while 30 per cent are symptomatic.
According to the state bulletin, men aged between 31 and 40 years contribute to 14.72 per cent of the total cases. Women aged between 21 and 30 years contribute to 9.02 per cent of the total cases. The deaths due to comorbidities have risen to 55.04 per cent. 44.96 per cent of victims had no comorbidities
