COVID 19: Telangana reports 157 fresh COVID cases, one new death on Tuesday
Around 163 citizens recovered from the infection on Tuesday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,92,578.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 10 Feb 2021 5:42 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 157 new COVID cases on Tuesday taking the overall tally to 2,95,988 in the state.
One new death is reported on February 9, taking the total tally to 1,613. 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 27 new cases while Rangareddy reported 10 new cases. Districts of Telangana is seeing the decrease in cases. Medchal Malkajigir reported 11 cases while Warangal Urban and Karimnagar both reported 9 new cases each.
Around 163 citizens recovered from the infection on Tuesday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,92,578. The recovery rate, as per the government now stands at 98.84 per cent, which approximately one per cent higher than the national average of 97.2 per cent.
The government tested 29,666 citizens for the virus on Tuesday. So far 81,84,013 samples have been tested in the state. Samples tested per million population stand at 2,19,882. Still, 727 reports are awaited.
The state currently has 1,797 active cases. Of the total active cases, 729 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.
