Telangana records 1,102 new COVID-19 cases, nine deaths

As many as 1,102 fresh COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were reported in Telangana, taking the tally to 91,361 and the toll to 693, the state government said on Sunday.

Out of the fresh cases, 234 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), followed by districts of Karimnagar 101, Ranga Reddy 81, Warangal Urban 70, Medchal 63,a state government bulletin said on Sunday, providing data as of 8 PM on August 15.

It said 1,930 people were discharged on Saturday, taking the cumulative recoveries to 68,126 so far, while 22,542 are under treatment.

A total of 12,120 samples were tested on Saturday and cumulatively, 7,44,555 samples have been examined. A total of 16 government laboratories and 23 in the private sector were conducting the tests for COVID-19.

There were a total of 1,076 government rapid antigen testing centres, the bulletin said The recovery rate was 74.56 per cent in Telangana, while it was 71.6 per cent in the country, the bulletin said.

A total of 15,502 people are in home/institutional isolation The bulletin said the percentage of deaths due to comorbidities was 53.87 per cent, while that due to COVID-19 was 46.13 per cent.