Telangana death toll tops 1,000, state adds 2,000 new Covid cases

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Thursday crossed the 1,000 Covid-19 death count with nine more casualties, even as it reported 2,159 new Covid-19 cases.
The first death in the state was reported on March 27, and later the numbers increased in the months of July and August due to an increasing number of cases.
The current case fatality rate stands below one percent in the state while the national average stands at 1.6 percent.On the other hand, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 318, followed by Rangareddy (176) and Nalgonda (141), Siddipet (132), Karimnagar (127) Medhcal Malkajgiri (121) districts.
The lowest number of cases were reported from Asifabad (13) and Narayanpet (14). Overall, 23,29,316 samples have been tested and the samples tested per million population stands at 62,740, the bulletin said. The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1,33, 555 while 30,443 are under treatment. In the last 24 hours, 2108 people have recovered, while 53,094 samples were tested.
Cumulatively, 23,29,316 samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population stands at 62,740, Occupancy of the beds continues to be low with 17, 842 beds in the government sector being occupied as against 20, 936 beds available.
While the toll now stands at 1,005, the overall coronavirus tally rose to 1, 65,003. Authorities said 54% died due to comorbidities, while 46 % succumbed battling Covid-19