Telangana’s Covid-19 recoveries cross 2.25 lakh mark

Hyderabad, Nov 5 : The number of Covid-19 recoveries in Telangana crossed 2.25 lakh on Thursday with 978 more patients recovering from the infection during the last 24 hours.
Health officials said the total number of people recovered so far surged to 2,25,664. The state’s Covid recovery rate stands at 91.85 per cent, just below the national average of 92.2 per cent.
The last 24 hours saw the state adding 1,539 new cases, pushing the cumulative tally to 2,45,682. Of this the number of active cases stands at 18,656 including 15,864 who are in home or institutional isolation.
Five more people succumbed to the virus during the same period, pushing the death toll to 1,357.
The fatality rate stands at 0.55 per cent against the national figure of 1.5 per cent. According to the director of public health and family welfare, 44.96 per cent of the deaths were due to Covid while 55.04 per cent of deceased had comorbidities.
The maximum number of new cases (285) were recorded in Greater Hyderabad. The cases also surged in districts.