COVID 19: Telangana reports 161 fresh COVID cases, one new death on Friday
Around 147 citizens recovered from the infection on Friday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,91,846.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 6 Feb 2021 5:21 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 161 new COVID cases on Friday taking the overall tally to 2,95,431 in the state.
One new death is reported on February 5, taking the total tally to 1,608. 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 28 new cases while Rangareddy reported 10 new cases. Districts of Telangana is seeing the increase in cases. Medchal Malkajigiri reported 10 new cases while Karimnagar reported 9 new cases.
Around 147 citizens recovered from the infection on Friday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,91,846. The recovery rate, as per the government now stands at 98.78 per cent, which approximately one per cent higher than the national average of 97.2 per cent.
The government tested 35,421 citizens for the virus on Friday. So far 80,69,459 samples have been tested in the state. Samples tested per million population stand at 2,16,804. Still, 945 reports are awaited.
The state currently has 1,977 active cases. Of the total active cases, 845 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.
