This story is from July 15, 2020

Hyderabad: Covid-19 cases surge in Karimnagar, officials fight to allay fears

Hyderabad: Covid-19 cases surge in Karimnagar, officials fight to allay fears
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HYDERABAD: With as many as 86 new cases reported in a single day (Monday), including 60 in Karimnagar town alone, the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the district has now reached 360.
While the sudden surge in the cases is making people jittery, officials tried to allay the fears.
“The increase in the cases is because we have ramped up the testing. We would like to assure the public that there is no need to panic.
With more testing, we are detecting more cases and providing the medical treatment,” district collector K Shashanka said.
Officials said 50-60 tests are being done at Chalmeda Ananda Rao Institute of Medical Sciences every day and another 100-120 tests at the district headquarters hospital. With TrueNat (RT micro PCR device) supplied to the district, officials need not send the samples to either Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal or Hyderabad for testing once it becomes operational.
“Oxygen piping work is being done at the government hospital and more ventilators will also be arranged,” officials said.
Officials said apart from Karimnagar town, cases were reported from Jammikunta, Huzurabad, Kothapalli and Chigurumamidi. “The responsibility of the public is not to venture out of their homes. Wear a mask if you step out and take all precautions,” Shanshanka said.
There have been eight deaths so far in the district. Till the end of May, the district had only 29 positive cases, which jumped to 88 by June-end.
A 400-bed facility is already in place in Karimnagar to serve as an isolation centre for people who may not have the conducive atmosphere or facilities at home to stay in isolation
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Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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