Inkeshaf Ahmed
The deadly corona virus has claimed nine lives in Telangana state so far. Interestingly, of the total deaths, 8 victims are those who had attended the religious prayer meeting held at Nizamuddin markaz in New Delhi.

The total number of corona virus positive cases has also gone up in the state. The state recorded 30 fresh corona virus positive cases on Wednesday alone. All the fresh positive cases of the virus were people who attended the meeting at Delhi. With the addition of these fresh cases, the total number of corona virus positive cases has gone up to 127  in the state.

Three people died on Wednesday alone. Two died while undergoing treatment at the isolation ward of the Hyderabad based Gandhi hospital and the third died at Yashoda hospital, A private corporate hospital in the state capital.

The chief minister of the state Mr. K. Chandrasekhar Rao confirmed the news. He said that that the Telangana government had  decided to conduct tests on all  those who went to Markaz. “There is a need to conduct tests on 300 more who went to the Markaz. The government is urging those who went to Markaz, their family members and those who came in contact with them to undergo tests. Since the virus is spreading through those who went to Markaz, they all should undergo tests without failure,” he urged.

The  CM KCR has urged the people of the state  to make the lockdown aimed at preventing the Virus a grand success. “If people extended support for a few more days, Corona spread in the Telangana State can be curbed,” the CM said while noting that the government is giving top priority to the medical staff protection who are providing treatment for Corona. He said that the government was making arrangements for the supply of PPE Kits, N 95 Masks, Hydroxychloroquine tables and Azithromycin tables. Meanwhile, the state government has decided to give incentives to the employees of police and medical and health Departments of the state for discharging round the clock duties during the ongoing lockdown in the state. The CM has asked the officials to take steps for the provision of the incentives to the employees of the two departments.

The health authorities of the state have discharged 11 corona patients after they tested negative to the virus at different hospitals of the state.