KTR tests positive; TS reports 6,206 new Covid cases, 29 deaths

Hyderabad: TELANGANA reported 6,206 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to over 3.79 lakh, while the toll rose to 1,928 with 29 more fatalities, the highest ever in a single day, the State government said on Friday.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 1,005, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (502) and Nizamabad (406), it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on April 22. Telangana Minister for Municipal Administration and Information Technology KT Rama Rao in a tweet on Friday said he tested positive for the virus. "I've tested Covid positive with mild symptoms. Currently isolated at home. Those of you who have met me in last few days, kindly follow the Covid protocol, get tested & take care," he tweeted. On April 19, an official release said KCR tested positive for the virus and had mild symptoms. The total number of cumulative cases in the State stood at 3,79,494 while with 3,052 patients being cured, the total recoveries were at 3,24,840. The State has 52,726 active cases and over 1.05 lakh samples were tested on Thursday.

Cumulatively, over 1.22 crore samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population was over 3.29 lakh, the bulletin said.