From Our Bureau
10th August 2020
Telangana witnessed a big surge with 1,896 COVID-19 fresh cases reported on Monday, taking the State’s total to 82,647 confirmed cases. The death toll rose to 645, with eight fresh fatalities reported in the last 24 hours. In all, 59,374 patients recovered so far, including 1,788 in the last 24 hours. The case fatality rate was 0.78 percent in Telangana as against the national average of 2 percent.
As on today, 22,628 active confirmed cases are in hospitals or in home quarantine. Of these, 15,554 individuals in home/institutional isolation include asymptomatic cases, as per the latest official update. The number of recovered patients accounted for 71.84 percent of the total positive cases in the State. Active cases constituted 27.38 percent of the total positive cases. Fatalities accounted for 0.78 percent of the total positive cases.
According to the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, as many as 6,42,875 samples were tested in the State cumulatively, including 18,035 in the last 24 hours. Cumulative sample positivity rate was 12.86 percent. The Tests Per Million (TPM) population has seen a sharp increase to 17,316.
The total number of testing laboratories for RT-PCR/ CBNAAT/ TRUENAT tests is 39, including 16 government labs and 23 private labs. Besides, there are 323 rapid antigen testing centres run by the State Government.
The COVID positive cases were reported from all the 33 districts on Monday. The tally included 338 cases in GHMC area, 147 in Rangareddy district, 121 in Karimnagar district, 119 in Medchal Malkajgiri district, 95 in Warangal Urban district, 85 in Jogulamba Gadwal district, 71 each in Jangaon and Kamareddy districts, 66 in Peddapalli district, 65 in Khammam district, 64 in Siddipet district, 60 in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, 59 in Jagityal district, 58 in Mahbubnagar district, 54 in Nalgonda district, 49 in Sangareddy district, 42 in Nizamabad district, 38 in Rajanna Siricilla district, 35 in Warangal Urban district, 32 in Suryapet district, 28 in Wanaparthy district, 24 in Yadadri Bhongiri district, 23 each in Mahbubabad and Mulugu district, 21 in Vikarabad district, 20 in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, 17 in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, 14 each in Adilabad and Medak districts, 13 in Narayanpet district, 12 in Nirmal district, 11 in Mancherial district and seven in Nagarkurnool district.
As on today, 61 Government hospitals have established a capacity of 20,396 COVID beds, of which 12,284 are isolations beds, 5,861 are oxygen beds and 2,251 are ICU beds. A total of 1,117 ventilators are available in these hospitals. As on date, the bed occupancy is 12.89 percent and 87.11 percent of the available beds are vacant. Only 2,629 beds were occupied and 17,767 beds were vacant.
The Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, is identified as the “Centre of Excellence for COVID Care,” where serious cases are admitted. The other major hospitals in Hyderabad where suspects and moderately symptomatic cases are admitted are District Hospital King Koti, Government Chest Hospital and Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical Medicine (Fever Hospital).
The asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients requesting for institutional quarantine are admitted in Nature Cure Hospital, Govt. Nizamia Hospital, Govt. Ayurveda Hospital and Govt. Homeopathy Hospital.
Patients with moderate to severe symptoms, with COVID positive report are advised to go to Gandhi Hospital where the Government has made elaborate arrangements for treatment and management. Patients with symptoms but not yet confirmed and requiring COVID-19 testing should go to District Hospital, King Koti, Fever Hospital and Chest Hospital.
The Government has made elaborate arrangements for treating COVID-19 patients. Sufficient beds are available in Government hospitals. Based on the clinical requirements, beds are provided and treatment is given free of cost in Government hospitals. Sufficient quantities of personal protection equipment (PPE) and medicines are available in these hospitals.
The lockdown has been relaxed since the 16th May 2020. It is being observed that there is a lot of mobility and movement of people from all walks of life and of all age groups. People are travelling across the state and some of them are not following the basic preventive measures like wearing a mask, maintaining safe physical distancing and avoiding overcrowding. There has been a surge in the cases since relaxation of lockdown. (eom)
