Hyderbad: CoronaVirus situation in Telangana continues to be grim, albeit not alarming on Wednesday. Authorities identified the 8 positive covid-19 cases. 7 new cases have been confirmed to be infected of COVID19 today (Wednesday). 7 are from Indonesia, they were in India as part of Tablighi Jamat, 8th one is an Indian with travel history to scotland.

Until today, only six positives cases were reported in Telangana out of which one person was cured and released from hospital. Now The Number is Upto 13 after these new cases. The entire jamat that has come from Indonesia along with local contacts were taken to Gandhi hospital and the People who have tested positive were kept in isolation and are being treated. Rest of the people who were tested negative have been sent on home quarantine and Isolation.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has called for a high-level urgent meeting on Thursday to take stock of the situation and indications are that more stringent measures of social distancing and isolation are likely to be announced.

Meanwhile, State Health authorities said a 21-year-old youngster with a travel history to Scotland who has tested positive on Wednesday, taking the overall number of COVID-19 cases to six in Telangana (before these 7 cases). The COVID-19 positive patient with a travel history to Scotland has been admitted to the isolation wing of Gandhi Hospital and is in stable condition.

With this, at present there are 13 COVID-19 positive patients who are admitted to Gandhi Hospital. While the first COVID-19 positive patient with a travel history to Dubai had recovered and was discharged from Gandhi Hospital last Friday, the remaining positive patients are gradually recovering, authorities said.