Telangana: Over 90 percent beds vacant in COVID hospitals

Hyderabad:  More than 90 percent beds in government-run hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in Telangana remain vacant as the number of infected people continued to decline, officials said.
Of the 8,561 beds available in 61 government hospitals treating COVID-19 patients, 7,803 beds were vacant as on Tuesday. Only 758 people were undergoing treatment in these hospitals.
Similarly in 220 private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients, only 1,304 beds were occupied. Of the 8,470 beds, 7,166 were vacant.
The state has 7,696 active COVID cases and of them 5,634 were in home or institutional quarantine.
The state on Tuesday reported 682 new COVID cases during the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,74,540. Three more persons died due to the virus, taking the death toll to 1,477.
The fatality rate stands at 0.53 percent as against the national average of 1.5 percent. According to the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, 44.96 percent of the deaths were due to COVID-19 while the remaining 55.04 percent were due to comorbidities.