Telangana records 987 new Covid cases; Khammam witnesses spike

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded 987 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths on Tuesday even as the number of active cases further reduced to 13,487. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic last year stands at 6,22,593 and the death toll at 3,651.
While cases continue to decline in most parts of the state, Khammam saw a spurt on Tuesday. The number of active containment zones in the state further came down to 82.Currently, there were no active micro containment zones in Hyderabad, while Mahabubabad with 20 and Bhadadri Kothagudem with 19 have majority of the containment zones in the state.
On Tuesday, 1,362 patients recovered, taking the total recovered patients to 6,05,455. The case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 0.58%, while the recovery rate has improved to 97.24% now.
On Tuesday, 1,21,236 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus. Telangana has now completed testing 1.85 crore samples and has reached 4.98 lakh sample testing per million population.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded 130 new cases on Tuesday, while neighbouring Medchal-Malkajgiri recorded 46 cases, Ranga Reddy 42 and Sangareddy 18 cases, continuing the decreasing trend in and around Hyderabad city. Nalgonda, Suryapet, Bhadadri-Kothagudem and Peddapalli recorded majority of the cases, while Khammam saw an increase in cases from 50 on Monday to 102 on Tuesday.