A total of 7,646 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Telangana as of Thursday, said state health bulletin on Friday. A total of 5,926 people have recovered while 53 people lost their lives over the last 24 hours. According to the state Health Department, the total tally of COVID-19 positive cases in the state currently stands at 4,35,606. As many as 3,55,618 people have been discharged during the said period.
The death toll of Telangana stands at 2,261. There are 77,727 active cases in the state. The State Health Department said that 79.8 percent of the cases are asymptomatic while 20.2 percent are symptomatic. The recovery rate of Telangana is 81.63 percent and the case fatality rate stands at 0.51 percent. As many as 77,091 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total number of tests in Telangana to 1,29,05,854.
India recorded 3,86,452 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year. According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 3,498 deaths and 2,97,540 recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours. The cumulative count of the COVID-19 cases has gone up to 1,87,62,976. The total active cases of the infection in India have now mounted to 31,70,228. As many as 2,08,330 people have succumbed to the disease so far. A total of 1,53,84,418 people have recovered from the disease till now.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 28,63,92,086 samples had been tested for COVID-19 up to April 29. Of these 19,20,107 samples were tested on Thursday across India. The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at 15,22,45,179, informed the Union Health Ministry.
On Friday, the state reported 66,159 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 68,537 patients recovered and 771 died. So far, 45.39 lakh people have been affected by the epidemic in the state. Of these, 37.99 lakh people have recovered, while 67,985 have died. Currently, there are about 6.70 lakh people, who are undergoing treatment.
