Covid-19: 38 dead, 8,126 new cases in Telangana

Our Bureau Updated - April 25, 2021 at 08:08 PM.

On Saturday, Telangana administered 2.07 lakh vaccine doses

A woman holds on to two children as they wait their turn to get tested for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, April 25, 2021. After having largely tamed the virus last year, India is in the throes of the world’s worst coronavirus surge and many of the country’s hospitals are struggling to cope with shortages of beds, medicines and oxygen. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

As many as 38 patients have died due to the Covid-19 infection and 8,126 new positive cases reported in Telangana.

The number of positive cases has crossed 63,000-mark on Saturday as the recovery rate has further dwindled to 83.57 per cent.

The State tested 1.08 lakh samples on Saturday, with reports of over 5,000 tests are awaited.

Meanwhile, the State has ramped up the vaccination drive. On Saturday, it administered 2.07 lakh doses, with the government centres taking a lion’s share.

Published on April 25, 2021 14:15