Telangana reports 8,061 new COVID-19 cases, 56 deaths in last 24 hours

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 28 (ANI): A total of 8,061 new COVID-19 cases, 5,093 recoveries and 56 deaths were reported over the last 24 hours, State Health Department said on Wednesday.
In a report given by the State Health Department on April 28, the total count of COVID-19 positive cases in the state currently stands at 4,19,966 including 3,45,683 discharges and 2150 deaths.
The number of active cases in the state currently stands at 72,133 in Telangana State.
The State Health Department said that 80.1 per cent of the cases are asymptomatic while 20.1 per cent are symptomatic.
The recovery rate of Telangana is 19.9 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 0.51 per cent.
As many as 82,270 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of tests in Telangana to 1,27,48,582.
Witnessing a continuous surge in coronavirus infections across the country, India reported over 3.60 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases and close to 3,300 related deaths in the last 24 hours, its biggest single-day hike since the onset of the pandemic.
A total of 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3,293 related deaths and 2,61,162 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total active cases to 29,78,709, as per the health ministry update on Wednesday morning.
The total count of positive cases now stands at 1,79,97,267 whereas the death toll has soared up to 2,01,187 deaths. A total of 1,48,17,371 people have recovered so far from the disease. (ANI)