13 persons die of Covid, 790 new cases surface in Jhansi

Jhansi: Jhansi recorded the highest ever single-day Covid toll on Thursday, with 13 persons succumbing to the coronavirus. As many as 790 new positive cases surfaced here on Thursday. This includes around 24 doctors, half of them from Military Hospital.
As per Jhansi DM Andra Vamsi, the Covid tally of the district is 25,696, while active positive cases have increased to 7,798.Currently, there are 17,642 persons who have either been discharged/recovered or are under home isolation. Out of these 17,642 persons, 155 were discharged on Thursday, while 6,073 are under home isolation. The present recovery rate is 68.65%.
There are 921 symptomatic Covid patients at present. These include 237 severe, 482 moderate and 202 mild. The rest are asymptomatic.
The number of Covid deaths has gone up by 256, including 13 deaths on Thursday. The case fatality rate (CFR) is 0.9.