Telangana sees 474 fresh COVID cases
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Telangana recorded 474 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections to 2,85,939. While 45,590 people underwent the tests, results of 775 were awaited. Three more patients died.
The new cases include 102 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area, 49 from Rangareddy, 45 from Medchal-Malkajgiri and 29 from Karimnagar. No case was recorded from Jogulamba Gadwal while one case was detected in Narayanpet.
From March 2 to December 29, a total of 68,39,281 samples were examined and 2.85 lakh persons have tested positive. Of the total cases, 5,878 were active and 2,78,523 have recovered. The death toll has reached 1,538.
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BJP s emergence as the ruling TRS main challenger, further decline of the Congress and nature s fury that unleashed an unprecedented deluge made 2020 an unforgettable year for the people of Telangana, which was also affected by the COVID-19 wave. The world seemed to look up to this city for its vaccine solutions to fight the deadly coronavirus, manifested by the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and over 60 foreign envoys to different pharma labs here in a year when the infections peaked across the globe. The vaccine development process by Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd and Aurobindo Pharma are currently in various stages,while Dr Reddy s and Hetero have tie ups to manufacture the antidote for one of the most feared contagions so far.
Updated Dec 29, 2020 | 13:33 IST
Actor Ram Charan was among those who tested positive for the virus. He requested people who have been around him in the past couple of days to get tested. COVID-19: 397 new cases, 2 deaths in Telangana | Photo Credit: AP
Telangana recorded 397 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total positives to over 2.85 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,535.
Actor Ram Charan was among those who tested positive for the virus.
He requested people who have been around him in the past couple of days also to get tested. I have tested positive for COVID-19. No symptoms & quarantined at home. Hope to heal soon & come out stronger, he tweeted.
KCR is cozying up to BJP at the Centre to save TRS from further fall
By Gali Nagaraja| Published: 29th December 2020 8:11 pm IST
Hyderabad: The commoner began to notice a marked change in Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao after the elections to Dubbaka and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The change becomes more perceptible and conspicuous especially after Chandrasekhar Rao who is popularly known as KCR has met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi a week after the GHMC election results.
The KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi suffered a major dent in the GHMC elections and lost its sitting Dubbaka Assembly seat to the BJP. Thus, the election results indicated a saffron surge in the KCR’s home turf.
397 COVID cases on Monday
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Telangana recorded 397 COVID cases on Monday, taking the total to 2,85,465. While 42,737 people underwent tests, results of 496 were awaited. Two more COVID-19 patients have died, pushing up the toll to 1,535.
The new 397 cases include 92 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation region, 37 from Medchal Malkajgiri, 28 from Rangareddy and 25 from Karimnagar. The lowest of two cases each were detected from Narayanpet, Vikarabad, Jogulamba Gadwal and Medak.
Of the 42,737 people who underwent the tests on Monday, a total of 40,232 opted for government laboratories and 2,505 got examined at private labs.
From March 2, when the first case was recorded, till December 28, a total of 67,93,691 samples were examined and 2,85,465 have tested positive for novel coronavirus.