Rise in COVID cases continues unabated with 494 fresh cases reported across Telangana on Thursday. This includes 459 cases within the capital and its environs, resulting in active cases crossing the 3,000 mark to 3,048.
The last time more than 3,000 cases was recorded was in January this year. This was for 28,865 tests conducted and results for 517 samples awaited. The previous day, 434 new cases were detected with 27,754 tests done and 507 reports awaited, according to the bulletin issued by Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao.
According to the report, there are 37 hospitalisations with 24 in private hospitals and 13 in government hospitals. Among them, 10 are in ICU (nine in private and one in government hospital), and 10 requiring oxygen with six in private and four in government hospitals.
