Two deaths, 41 fresh COVID-19 cases in T'gana on Wednesday

(Eds: Adds details) Hyderabad, May 13 () Telangana continued to witness arise in COVID-19 cases with 41 fresh cases being reported onWednesday, besides two deaths as those returning to the stateadded to the numbers. Out of the 41 fresh cases, 31 are from the GreaterHyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), while 10 others arepeople who returned to the state, a COVID-19 bulletin issuedby the state government on Wednesday night said. State Health Minister E Rajender quoted Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao as having directed that more precautionsshould be taken as people were arriving in the state after theCentre permitted relaxations in the lockdownmeasures. Rajender said initially the virus spread in the state wasfrom foreign returnees followed by those who attended theTablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. Now, the virus can spread through people who are returningto the state, according to an official release. Those returning by flights are being quarantined inhotels.He said people arriving by trains or motor vehicles werebeing tested and sent home for self-quarantine after beingstamped. In villages, the Accredited Social Health Activists(ASHA) are identifying those who arrived in recent days andmonitoring their health during home quarantine, it said. According to the release, 798 people have returned to thestate in flights, while 239 and 41,805 have come to the statein trains and by road respectively till date since lockdown. Rajender appealed to the people to be more alert as morenumber of people are coming out in view of the relaxationsannounced recently. According to the bulletin, the number of people whosuccumbed to the virus rose to 34 following the two deaths. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 1,367. As many as 117 people were discharged from hospitals afterrecovery on Wednesday, taking the total to 939. The number of people undergoing treatment for thevirus (active cases) was 394, the bulletin said. It also said 35 people have tested positive for the virusas on date. SJRVS VS