Hyderabad: 10 Covid patients test negative in first test

In positive development in fight against coronavirus pandemic, 10 Covid-19 positive patients undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital here have tested negative in first round of diagnostic tests carried out to ascertain the viral load. Health authorities here are preparing to conduct the second round of diagnostic tests in the next couple of days.

Apart from this, two patients who have fully recovered from the novel coronavirus are expected to be discharged on Wednesday evening, health officials said.

At present, there are 77 active coronavirus positive cases in Telangana and 14 patients have been discharged after recovery while six have died due to Covid-19. Overall, the number of persons who tested positive in Telangana is 97.