9 deaths, 1,550 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana

Hyderabad, July 13 (): COVID-19 cases continued to surge in Telangana on Monday, with 1,550 new cases and nine deaths being reported, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 36,221 and deaths to 365. Out of the 1,550 fresh cases, 926 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) followed by Ranga Reddy and Medchal districts with 212 and 53 cases respectively. A state government bulletin said 23,679 people have been discharged so far, while 12,178 were under treatment. A total of 11,525 samples were tested on Monday, the bulletin said. Cumulatively, 1,81,849 samples have been tested. The government hospitals have established a capacity of 17,081 COVID-19 beds, of which 11,928 are isolation beds and 3,537 are oxygen beds, the bulletin said. It also said 1,616 are ICU beds. The bed occupancy is 10.8 per cent and that 89.2 per cent of the available beds are vacant. The bulletin said the government has made elaborate arrangements for treating COVID-19 patients and that sufficient beds are available in government hospitals. SJR NVG NVG