COVID 19: Telangana reports 224 fresh COVID cases, One new death on Sunday

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 224 new COVID cases on Sunday taking the overall tally to 2,90,008 in the state.

One new death is reported on January 10, taking the total tally to 1,566. 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 56 new cases while Rangareddy reported 26 new cases. Districts of Telangana is seeing the increase in cases. Medchal Malkajgiri reported 13 new cases while Karimnagar reported 13 new cases.

Around 461 citizens recovered from the infection on Sunday taking the tally of total recoveries to 2,83,924. The recovery rate, as per the government now stands at 97.90 per cent, which approximately one per cent higher than the national average of 96.4 per cent.

The government tested 24,785 citizens for the virus on Sunday. So far 72,78,021 samples have been tested in the state. Samples tested per million population stand at 1,95,540. Still, 450 reports are awaited.

The state currently has 4,518 active cases. Of the total active cases, 2,439 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