COVID-19 positive cases rise to 41 in Telangana

Two fresh cases of COVID-19, including a three-year-old boy, have been reported in Telangana, taking total number of people infected with virus in state to 41, according to a government bulletin on Wednesday.

or case is a 43-year-old woman from Hyderab city who is " family/primary contact of a previous positive case", it said.

woman "does t have any history of international travel. She is presently mitted and stable. She is a contact of ar patient in Telangana," bulletin said.

child, who has a travel history to Saudi Arabia, h also been mitted to a hospital and was in a stable condition, it said.

Late on Tuesday night, three people, including two women, h tested positive for COVID-19. ne of three h any foreign travel history but came in contact with previous positive cases, a government bulletin h said.

With two fresh cases on Wednesday, total number of positive cases in state has risen to 41, including one person who has been discharged after recovery, government bulletin said.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said lockdown was being successfully implemented all over state and instructed officials to ensure that it remained so in days to come.

state health officials said containment process has been initiated in places where latest confirmed cases have been detected.

State Health Minister E Rajender held a meeting with officials on measures taken to check spre of coronavirus.

Meanwhile, ruling TRS public representatives, including ministers, have pledged to contribute Rs 500 crore from various sources such as ir salaries and constituency development funds to Chief Minister's Relief Fund for ongoing fight against coronavirus, an official statement said.

chief minister appreciated gesture of his party representatives, statement said.