Telangana, Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh, India Coronavirus LIVE Updates Today 7 September 2020

Crocodile caught in a tank

Guntur: The Local people found a crocodile in a tank at Thondapi village tank under Muppalla Mandal of Guntur district on Monday. When they noticed the crocodile they were frightened and felt that the crocodile in the tank would be dangerous. They informed the matter to the forest department officials. They rushed to spot and caught the crocodile and tied with a rope and removed it out of the tank.

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 42 lakh-mark with a spike of 90,802 new cases in the last 24 hours. "A total of 1,016 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The total case tally stands at 42,04,614 including 8,82,542 active cases, 32,50,429 cured/discharged/migrated and 71,642 deaths," the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Read Full Story-

Telangana News: Telangana on Monday registered 1,802 coronavirus positive cases and nine deaths. The total number of coronavirus confirmed cases in the state touched to 1,42,771 while the death toll reached 895. Read Full Story

Hyderabad Metro resumed its services today with the red line between Miyapur and LB Nagar becoming operational today. The stations falling under containment zones — Gandhi Hospital, Bharat Nagar, Moosapet, Musheerabad, and Yusufguda — will continue to remain shut. Here's how your metro journey in Hyderabad will look like

Woman patient commits suicide in COVID isolation ward in Nellore

A 60-year-old woman tested positive to the COVID-29 committed suicide in the isolation ward on Sunday evening hanging to a fire safety pipeline using her saree in the State COVID hospital attached to the Government General Hospital in Nellore city. According to Dargamitta Circle Inspector the 60-year-old was from Nellore city and admitted in a private hospital in the city initially as she was suffering from some ailment on September 1.

The hospital authorities, on the next day, observed that she was having Covid-19 symptoms and suggested her to visit the GGH for Covid-19 test and it was confirmed. Subsequently, the woman was shifted to the state COVID hospital on September 3. But, on Sunday evening, the victim's son had received a call from a patient in the isolation ward about death of the old woman.

Dargamitta Police rushed to the GGH and collected details on the incident as her son raided doubts on death of his mother and lodged a complaint with the police.

Dargamitta Circle Inspector said that the victim’s son stated in his complaint that his mother was suffering from frequent vomiting since her admission to the isolation ward. The deceased also interacted with her son over phone on Saturday night and told him that she was not feeling well as vomiting frequently. But, after her suicide, he had received the communication from a patient. A case was registered with Cr. 397/2020 U/s 174 Cr.P.C and investigation is going on, the Circle Inspector added.