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‘Case positivity, fatality rates and hospital admissions showing a downtrend’
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For the greater good: A deserted LB Nagar Crossroad on the second day of lockdown in the city on Thursday.
‘Case positivity, fatality rates and hospital admissions showing a downtrend’
Asserting that the incidence of coronavirus was showing a declining trend for the last few days, Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao said that several parameters, including case positivity and fatality rates as well as admissions into hospitals, were showing a downtrend.
Of the 71,221 persons tested on Thursday, 4,693 were found positive and there were 33 deaths. “New infections, death rate and case positivity rate are all coming down,” he said.
4,693 test positive in State, 33 succumb
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GHMC records 734 cases
GHMC records 734 cases
In Telangana, 4,693 persons tested COVID positive on Thursday as against 4,723 the day before, even as the tests have comparatively been ramped up to 71,221 as against 69,525 the previous day with 2,474 case results yet to be declared on Thursday evening. The number of deaths increased by two to 33.
Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao informed in the official bulletin that the number of active cases has reduced to 56,917 on Thursday as against 59,133 the day before with 6,876 persons having recovered from the virus.
With this, the total number of those infected since last March is 5.16 lakh whereas the total number of those recovered is 4.57 lakh and the number of those dead during this period has risen to 2,867 from 2,834. The fatality rate across Telangana continues to be 0.55% with national average being 1.1%. The recovery rate has risen slightly to 88.42% more th
Marginal fall in new infections
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4,723 test positive for COVID-19 in the State; 31 more succumb to the virus
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People throng the Bowenpally market to buy vegetables and essentials on the first day of a State-wide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus on Wednesday.
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4,723 test positive for COVID-19 in the State; 31 more succumb to the virus
There was a slight reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana with 4,723 cases detected on Wednesday as against 4,801 the previous day.
However, it has to be noted that the number of tests conducted were 69,525 as against 75,289 the previous day. Results of 2,763 persons were awaited, informed Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao in the official bulletin.