50 New Cases Reported In Telangana, Tally At 700

As many as 51 new coronavirus cases were reported by Thursday evening on Apr 16 in Telangana, according to data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Total reported cases of coronavirus in Telangana has crossed 700. Among the total people infected as on date, 120 have recovered and 18 have died.

Of all the states, Hyderabad has the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 213 confirmed infections. At the same time, 68 persons, who were under treatment for the virus at Government hospitals, recovered and were discharged on Thursday.

The Ministry has also classified Telangana’s 8 districts as hotspots and 19 as Non-hotspots. The hotspots region include Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Warangal Urban, Ranga Reddy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Medchal Malkajgiri, Karimnagar and Nirmal.

Most of the cases reported on Thursday were from areas under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. The surveillance teams have collected samples from nearly 800 suspected cases across the State and have sent the same for testing.