COVID cases rise in twin cities as testing is increased
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Telangana records 2,493 positive cases and 15 deaths
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A. Balaji, DSP, giving mask to a girl moving without one in Sangareddy on Tuesday.
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Telangana records 2,493 positive cases and 15 deaths
Telangana recorded 2,493 COVID positive cases and 15 deaths, three less than previous day, on Tuesday. The positive cases were just 31 less than the previous day, but the number of tests increased to 94,189 from 87,110 the previous day with results of 1,462 samples awaited on Tuesday.
Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao informed in the daily health bulletin that there are 33,254 active positive cases either in home isolation or under treatment in hospitals, fewer than the 35,042 the previous day. This takes the overall infected number to 5.81 lakh whereas the recoveries got lower to 3,308 when compared to 3,464 cases the previous day.
There has been rise in positive cases across Telangana from 1,801 to 2,524 with an increase in testing from 61,053 to 87,110 between Sunday and Monday, while the results of 1,948 tests are awaited, as