Telangana reports 1,924 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths; tally over 28,000

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Wednesday reported 1,924 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths. The cumulative case load in the state now stands at 28,536 and the death toll has reached 324.
As many as 992 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state on Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 17,279 since the first case was detected here in March.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has reported a major share of the total cases with 1,590 cases.On Wednesday, a total number of 6,363 tests were conducted.
The number of cases in districts also continues to increase with Rangareddy reporting 99 cases, followed by Medchal (43), Sanga Reddy (20) and Warangal rural (26).
Authorities said a total of 749 patients need critical care and across the state.
As on Wednesday, the government hospitals in the state have established a capacity of 17,081 beds for Covid-19 patients, of which 11,982 are isolation beds, 3,537 are oxygen beds and 1,161 are ICU beds. While 595 isolation beds are occupied, 553 oxygen beds and 181 ICU beds have patients admitted.
According to details released by the medical and health department, 133 patients in Gandhi hospital are in ICU and another 445 people are on oxygen. There are 1,141 vacant beds in the hospital, as on Wednesday.