41 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana; Discharged crosses 1k mark

Hyderabad, May 18 () Telangana added 41 new COVID-19cases on Monday, taking the total to 1,592 while the number ofrecoveries crossed the 1,000 mark with the discharge of tenpeople, the Health Department said.According to a media bulletin on COVID-19, as many as 26of the new cases were reported from the Greater HyderabadMunicipal Corporation limits, three from Medchal and twelvewere returnees to the state. On Monday, 10 patients were discharged after treatmenttaking the total number of those recovered to 1002 till date,it said adding the active cases stood at 556. So far a total of 34 people had succumbed to thevirusinthe state, where the TRS government on Monday extended thelockdown till May 31 with relaxations, including conditionalnod for resumption of public transport. VVKVS VS