HYDERABAD: Telangana reported 1,967 Covid-19 positive cases on Friday, taking the state’s tally to 99,391.Males accounted for more than 65% of the infected.
The state public health department said in a bulletin on Friday morning that eight people had succumbed to the virus in the 24 hours till Thursday night.
The fatality rate in the state on account of Covid-19 stands at 0.74%, lower than the national average of 1.90%. The government reported that 46.13% of the deceased had died of Covid-19, while 53.87% passed away due to comorbidities.
According to the bulletin, 1,781 people recovered in the past 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 76,967. The recovery rate in the state stands at 77.43%, higher than the national average of 73.91%.
By Thursday night, the state reported 21,687 active Covid-19 cases, including 15,332 persons in either home or institutional isolation.
The state tested 26,767 samples by Thursday, taking the total number of tests to 848,078. The state said it was awaiting results of 1,300 samples. The number of tests per million people amounted to 22,843 by Thursday night.
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