Telangana’s Covid recovery rate crosses 98%

Hyderabad, Jan 19 : The Covid-19 recovery rate in Telangana has crossed 98 per cent as the state continued to see more recoveries than new cases.
The recovery rate jumped to 98.08 per cent against the national average of 96.6 per cent on Tuesday. During the last 24 hours, 298 people recovered from the virus, taking the cumulative recoveries to 2,86,542, health officials said on Tuesday.
The number of active cases dropped further to 4,005, including 2,283 who are in home or institutional isolation.
The state reported 256 new cases, taking the tally to 2,92,128.
Two more persons succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll to 1,581.
According to the director of public health and family welfare, the fatality rate remained 0.54 per cent against the national average of 1.4 per cent.