Telangana’s Covid active cases dip below 5,000

Hyderabad, Jan 6 : The number of Covid-19 active cases in Telangana dropped below 5,000 on Wednesday as the state continued to see a healthy recovery rate.
A total of 472 people recovered from the virus, during the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of recoveries to 2,81,872.
The recovery rate rose to 97.73 per cent against than the national average of 96.3 per cent.
The number of active cases in the state dropped further to 4,982 including 2,748 who are in home or institutional isolation.
According to director of public health and family welfare, new 417 cases were reported during last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 2,88,410.
Two persons succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,556.