COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the state of Telangana. The first case was recorded in this region on 2 March from a man who had travel history with the UAE.[1]
COVID-19 pandemic in Telengana | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Telengana, India |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Hyderabad |
Arrival date | 2 March 2020 (5 months, 1 week and 6 days)[1] |
Confirmed cases | 88,396 (13 August 2020) |
Active cases | 23,438 |
Recovered | 64,284 (13 August 2020) |
Deaths | 674 (13 August 2020) |
Fatality rate | 0.76% |
Government website | |
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High Positivity Rate:
Positivity Rate can be loosely defined as the number of patients turning positive for coronavirus upon testing per every 100 suspects. This rate can be calculated either on a daily basis or on a cumulative basis on the total number of tests conducted. In this parameter, Telangana state fares as one of the worst performing state in India with very high positivity rate.
As per the health bulletin issued by Government of Telangana on June 30, Telangana state claims to have conducted a cumulative number of 88563 tests of which, 16339 tested positive. The overall positivity rate comes to 18.44% (applicable for up to June 30). It needs to be noted that for a long time, the Telangana state did not publicly disclose the daily number of tests it was conducting daily that drew the ire of the High Court.[2] Hence, the cumulative number of tests cannot be corroborated.
The daily positivity rate for number of tests conducted by Telangana state on June 30 comes to 27.33%. On 30 June, the Telangana state conducted 3457 tests, out of which the positive cases were 945.
Timeline
Below is the cases timeline of Telangana:
May 2020
June 2020
- As on 7 June, total number of cases in Telangana was 3650, including 1771 active cases 137 deaths and 1742 recoveries.[3]
- As on 22 June, total number of cases in Telangana was 8674, including 4452 active cases 217 deaths and 4005 cures.[3]
- On 23 July, the total number of cases in Telangana crossed the grim milestone of 10000 cases.[4]
- As on 26 June, total number of cases was 11364, including 6446 active cases 230 deaths and 4688 cures.[3]
July 2020
- As on 6 July, total number of cases in Telangana was 25733, including 10646 active cases 306 deaths and 14781 recoveries.[3]
- As on 15 July, total number of cases was 39342, including 12957 active cases 386 deaths and 25999 recoveries.[3]
- As on 17 July, total number of cases was 42496, including 13388 active cases 403 fatalities and 28705 recoveries.[3]
- On 23 July, the total number of cases in Telangana crossed the grim milestone of 50000.[5]
- As on 27 July, total number of cases was 54059, including 12264 active cases 463 deaths and 41332 recoveries.[3]
- As on 29 July, total number of cases was 60717, including 15640 active cases 505 deaths and 44572 recoveries.[6]
- As on 30 July, total number of cases was 62703, including 16796 active cases 519 deaths and 45388 recoveries.[7]
- As on 31 July, total number of cases was 64786, including 17754 active cases 530 deaths and 46502 recoveries.
Aug 2020
Date | Total Cases | Active Cases | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries |
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01 August 2020 | 66,677 | 18,547 | 540 | 47,590 |
02 August 2020 | 67,660 | 18,500 | 551 | 48,609 |
03 August 2020 | 68,946 | 18,708 | 563 | 49,675 |
04 August 2020 | 70,958 | 19,568 | 576 | 50,814 |
05 August 2020 | 73,050 | 20,358 | 589 | 52,103 |
06 August 2020 | 75,257 | 21,417 | 601 | 53,239 |
07 August 2020 | 77,513 | 22,568 | 615 | 54,330 |
08 August 2020 | 79,495 | 22,869 | 627 | 55,999 |
09 August 2020 | 80,751 | 22,528 | 637 | 57,586 |
10 August 2020 | 82,647 | 22,628 | 645 | 59,374 |
11 August 2020 | 84,544 | 22,596 | 654 | 61,294 |
12 August 2020 | 86,475 | 22,736 | 665 | 63,074 |
13 August 2020 | 88,396 | 23,438 | 674 | 64,284 |
14 August 2020 | 90,259 | 23,379 | 684 | 66,196 |
Testing
As per Telangana government media bulletin dated 31-Jul-2020, number of testing facilities in the state are as below.
Type | Government | Private |
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RT-PCR/CBNAAT/TRUENAT | 16 | 23 |
Rapid Antigen Testing Centers | 320 |
Status of Tests in the state is as below.[9]
Date | No of Samples tested | Cumulative | Reports Awaited |
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23 July 2020 | 3,22,326 | ||
24 July 2020 | 15,445 | 3,37,771 | |
25 July 2020 | 15,654 | 3,53,425 | |
26 July 2020 | 9,817 | 3,63,242 | |
27 July 2020 | 15,839 | 3,79,081 | 809 |
28 July 2020 | 18,858 | 3,97,939 | 788 |
30 July 2020 | 21,380 | 4,37,582 | 1,216 |
31 July 2020 | 21,011 | 4,58,593 | 883 |
01 August 2020 | 19,202 | 4,77,795 | 1,656 |
02 August 2020 | 9,443 | 4,87,238 | 1,414 |
03 August 2020 | 13,787 | 5,01,025 | 919 |
04 August 2020 | 21,118 | 5,22,143 | 1,167 |
05 August 2020 | 21,346 | 5,43,489 | 1,550 |
06 August 2020 | 23,495 | 5,66,984 | 1,539 |
07 August 2020 | 23,322 | 5,90,306 | 1,596 |
08 August 2020 | 22,925 | 6,13,231 | 1,509 |
09 August 2020 | 11,609 | 6,24,840 | 1,700 |
10 August 2020 | 18,035 | 6,42,875 | 959 |
11 August 2020 | 22,972 | 6,65,847 | 1,221 |
12 August 2020 | 23,303 | 6,89,150 | 706 |
13 August 2020 | 22,046 | 7,11,196 | 1151 |
14 August 2020 | 21,239 | 7,32,435 | 664 |
Samples tested | 711,196 |
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Positive | 88,396 |
Positive % | 12.43% |
Tests per million people [note 1] | 35,894 |
As of 14 August 2020 |
Response
As on 27 July, more than 60% of COVID-19 victims of the state had been buried in a single graveyard named Faqeer Mullah Kabristan on the outskirts of Hyderabad.[11]
Notes
- Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission [10]
References
- "First confirmed Covid-19 case detected in Hyderabad; condition of man stable: Telangana minister". Republic World. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Why are you hiding Covid data from citizens, HC questions govt". Times of India.
- "MoHFW-GOI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "COVID cases cross 10,000 mark in Telangana". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "COVID cases cross 50,000 mark in Telangana". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-touch-60000-mark-with-1811-fresh-coronavirus-case-636386
- https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-reports-1986-fresh-coronavirus-cases-14-deaths-in-a-single-day-636607
- https://covid19.telangana.gov.in/announcements/media-bulletins/
- https://covid19.telangana.gov.in/
- "Report_Population_Projection_2019.pdf" (PDF).
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200729182500/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/of-471-t-deaths-60-virus-burials-at-1-graveyard-alone/articleshow/77209324.cms