Around 225 coronavirus cases have been reported among the police officials of Rachakonda police station limits, said the Commissioner of Police Mahesh Bhagwat.
Rapped by Telangana High Court over lack of measures to contain COVID-19 spread, the government has declared a total of 63 containment zones in the city limits, almost evenly spread over all the six zones of GHMC.
Coronavirus is affecting all the areas of Telangana state. Till now, there was a rapid spread in the cities itself. But from a few days, this deadly virus is getting spread to villages and districts as well.
The Hyderabad High Court on Monday evening ordered the Telangana government to decide within two days imposing curfews or lockdowns to contain rapidly rising Covid-19 cases across the state.
In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced the suspension of all his forthcoming public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal.