Daily COVID positivity rate down to 4.7% in Telangana
The Hindu
3,821 new cases, 23 deaths reported on Tuesday
The daily COVID-19 positivity rate has come down further to 4.7% on Tuesday in spite of the tests going up by about 21,000. A total of 3,821 new cases and 23 deaths were reported in Telangana during the 24-hour period till 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, taking their cumulative total to 5,60,141 and 3,169, respectively. Following directions from Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to scale up daily tests for screening COVID cases and to continue fever survey, the samples tested on Tuesday went up to 81,203 on Tuesday from 59,709 on Monday. Of the tests done on Tuesday, 66,203, mostly rapid antigen tests, were done in government facilities and 15,000 in private facilities, mostly RT-PCR tests.More Related News