HYDERABAD : Coronavirus (covid-19) cases in Telangana climbed to 471 on Thursday, as 18 more people tested positive in the state.
State health minister Eatala Rajender said that about 60-70 people in the state will soon be discharged (if their tests are negative) and added that the state may be covid-19 free by the end of the month.
On Thursday, 15 new cases were reported from Andhra Pradesh, taking its total cases to 368. “All the samples linked to the Markaz people (and their contacts) samples are done.
Out of the total cases found in Telangana, 388 are linked to the Markaz," Rajender said while addressing a press conference on Thursday.