<p>Four more people succumbed to the coronavirus in Telangana pushing the death toll to 67, while 117 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday taking the tally to 2,256, authorities said.</p>.<p>According to a bulletin issued by the state government, the new cases included 49 Saudi Arabia deportees and two migrant workers.</p>.<p>It said 348 people, including deportees, migrants and foreign returnees, have been cumulatively found positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-40-latest-news-838583.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>The bulletin also said 1,345 people have been discharged from hospitals.</p>.<p>The number of people under treatment stood at 844.</p>.<p>Talking about deportees, the bulletin said the Centre has airlifted 458 deportees from Saudi Arabia and they have been quarantined in government quarantine in the state.</p>.<p>State Health Minister E Rajender, who held a meeting with doctors and other officials, urged them to work with the aim of reducing deaths in the state-run Gandhi hospital where the positive patients are treated, an official release said.</p>.<p>He observed that only those who are suffering from chronic diseases are losing their life (after testing positive for COVID-19) and not just because of the virus, it said.</p>.<p>In a separate interaction with medical and health officials, Rajender emphasised on medical surveillance for early identification of people with symptoms.</p>.<p>The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) should check for fever symptoms by visiting the houses allotted to them in the villages everyday, he said.</p>
<p>Four more people succumbed to the coronavirus in Telangana pushing the death toll to 67, while 117 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday taking the tally to 2,256, authorities said.</p>.<p>According to a bulletin issued by the state government, the new cases included 49 Saudi Arabia deportees and two migrant workers.</p>.<p>It said 348 people, including deportees, migrants and foreign returnees, have been cumulatively found positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-40-latest-news-838583.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>The bulletin also said 1,345 people have been discharged from hospitals.</p>.<p>The number of people under treatment stood at 844.</p>.<p>Talking about deportees, the bulletin said the Centre has airlifted 458 deportees from Saudi Arabia and they have been quarantined in government quarantine in the state.</p>.<p>State Health Minister E Rajender, who held a meeting with doctors and other officials, urged them to work with the aim of reducing deaths in the state-run Gandhi hospital where the positive patients are treated, an official release said.</p>.<p>He observed that only those who are suffering from chronic diseases are losing their life (after testing positive for COVID-19) and not just because of the virus, it said.</p>.<p>In a separate interaction with medical and health officials, Rajender emphasised on medical surveillance for early identification of people with symptoms.</p>.<p>The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) should check for fever symptoms by visiting the houses allotted to them in the villages everyday, he said.</p>