Two weeks since unlock, case count on decline

Less than 1,000 infections logged despite testing 1 lakh-plus samples daily

COVID-19 cases in Telangana continued to drop throughout two weeks since the Statewide lockdown was completely lifted on June 20. The decline, although marginal, was observed from the second week of May. Every day over the past week, less than 1,000 cases were detected although over 1 lakh tests were conducted on a daily basis. The second wave of the pandemic peaked between April third week and May first week. When week-wise cases are considered, the highest of 54,492 persons were detected with coronavirus during the April 22 to 28 week and 309 patients succumbed to the infection. This was the time when people in the State witnessed the horrors of the pandemic — from bed crisis in hospitals to acute scarcity of oxygen cylinders and drugs.