HYDERABAD/VIJAYAWADA/ T’PURAM/ CHENNAI: Telangana recorded 1,607 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the State’s tally to 2,48,937. The State also recorded six deaths and 937 discharges on the day, taking the toll to 1,372 and number of active cases to 19,936.
AP records 2,747 recoveries
Andhra Pradesh recorded 2,367 new cases on Saturday, taking the tally past the 8.40 lakh mark. The number of recoveries were much higher than the number of new cases, keeping the active cases just over 21,000.
Kerala Guv tests positive
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan tested positive for Covid- 19. The governor who returned after a Delhi trip on Friday was subjected to the RT-PCR test on Saturday. Meanwhile, the State recorded 7,201 new cases and 7,120 recoveries on the day. The daily test positivity rate continues to hover around the 11 per cent mark.