HYDERABAD: Four persons have died of
Covid-19 in
Nizamabad district in the state on Wednesday taking the toll to 14.
The district administration has been conducting
Covid tests and the
results were obtained for 49 samples on Wednesday. From these, 33 tested negative and 13 tested positive. For the 69 samples sent for testing, the results are awaited.
Officials said so far 1,719 samples were sent for testing out of which 1,399 tested negative and 281 tested positive.
Results of the rest of 73 samples are awaited.
Nizamabad district medical and health officer Dr
M Sudarshanam urged people to take measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. He also urged that no functions and gatherings should be held. “There should be voluntary adherence to lockdown norms,” he said.
In the wake of the number of cases being reported, officials have urged the public to take precaution and at the same time not panic but report to the hospitals if they have any symptoms of Covid-19. On July 14, as many as 20 positive cases were reported out of the results for 48 samples in the district. From them 23 were negative.