Daily COVID positivity rate marginally up
The Hindu
1,771 new infections, 13 deaths reported on Saturday
The daily positivity rate of COVID-19 infection in Telangana increased to 1.47% on Saturday from 1.38% on Friday as 1,771 new cases and 13 deaths were reported in the State during the 24-hour period till 5.30 pm on Saturday. The cumulative total of cases and deaths has gone up to 6,02,089 and 3,569, respectively. A total of 2,384 infected persons were declared recovered from the infection during the day, taking their total to 5,76,487 so far. According to a bulletin issued by the public health department, the number of active cases stood at 21,983 as of Saturday evening with 9,342 undergoing treatment in various hospitals and the remaining in institutional and home isolation.
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