Corona update: 518 fresh positive cases, 3 deaths in Telangana

The total number of coronavirus confirmed cases reached 2,84,074 with 518 fresh positive cases registered on Thursday and the death toll went up to 1,327 with three new persons dying of the virus in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the recovery cases in the state touched 2,75,708 with the recovery of 491 new persons in a single day.

At present, there are 6,839 active cases out of which 4,723 are in home or institutional isolation.

Between Wednesday and Thursday, around 44,869 samples were tested including 19,742 on primary contacts and 5,384 on secondary contacts. However, the reports of 518 tests came positive and the results of 691 are pending. So far, 66,55,987 tests have been conducted in the state.

The positive cases reported across the state include 91 from GHMC, 41 from Rangareddy, 39 from Medchal Malkajgiri, 35 from Warangal Urban, 26 from Khammam, 25 from Karimnagar, 21 from Nalgonda, 20 each from Sangareddy and Mancherial, 16 from Bhadradri Kothagudem, 15 from Peddapalli, 14 from Jagtial, 11 each from Yadadri Bhongir, Warangal Rural, Nizamabad and Mulugu, 10 each from Mahabubabad and Rajanna Sircilla, 9 each from Suryapet and Nagarkurnool, 8 each from Vikarabad, 7 each from Wanaparthy, Adilabad and Jangaon, 6 each from Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mahabubnagar and Nirmal, 4 from Komarambheem Asifabad, 3 from Jogulamba Gadwal, zero cases from Kamareddy.