Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 3.76% in Telangana as recoveries surge | Hyderabad News – Times of India

HYDERABAD: The positivity rate of Covid-19 cases dropped in Telangana to 3.76% following a surge in the recovery rate. Telangana recorded 3,590 cases and 3,555 recoveries across the state on Saturday.
With the rise in cases, the number of active cases across the state stood at 40,447 and the total number of cases jumped to 7.58 lakh. The death toll rose to 4,085 after the state recorded two Covid-19 fatalities.
Of the 3,590 cases, 1,160 were recorded in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ,GHMC) limits followed by 257 in Medchal-Malkajgiri and 215 in Rangareddy districts.
The surge in recoveries pushed the total number of recoveries since the onset of the pandemic to 7,14,034. The case fatality rate also dropped to 0.54%, the recovery rate stood at 94.13%.
At 132 Covid-19 cases, Hanamkonda was among the districts that recorded a high number of cases followed by 121 at Khammam, 119 at Karimnagar, 118 at Sangareddy115 at Siddipet among others.

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