Daily positive cases slip below 5K as tests come down in TS

A total of 4,976 new cases, 35 deaths reports on Sunday

The daily COVID-19 positive cases in Telangana came down below the 5,000 mark on Sunday after a gap of three weeks as 4,976 new cases were reported during the 24-hour period till 5.30 p.m. on Sunday as the number of tests done too were the second lowest for the day since March 13. Although the daily positivity rate is till high in the State at around 8.99% — 4,976 positives out of 55,358 samples tested on Sunday — the daily positive cases are coming down gradually for the simple reason of low testing. A look at the statistics released by the Public Health Department clearly indicate the tendency. Following the directions of the High Court to scale up the tests, the daily COVID tests crossed one lakh mark for the first time on April 8 and it continued till April 24. However, from April 25 onwards the daily tests have been coming down gradually. After crossing the 5,000 mark on April 17, the daily positive cases remained over that number all these days with the exception on April 18. With the fresh cases, the total cases reported in the State so far have reached 4,97,361. With 35 more deaths reported on Sunday, the total fatalities due to the coronavirus infection have reached 2,739.