Hyderabad (Telangana): Three persons, who had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin, died due to novel coronavirus in Telangana, taking the death toll in the state to nine on Wednesday, a statement said.
Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state, a press release from Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's office said on Thursday.
All the fresh cases and the deceased had a history of attending the religious meeting at Nizamuddin in south Delhi last month, it said.
The earlier six fatalities had also attended the same congregation.
Earlier yesterday, the Telangana government formed a committee of officers for disposal of bodies of suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19.
The Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development issued an order, constituting eight-member committee to ensure disposal of dead bodies as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) stipulated by the government of India.
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The order was issued after a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar. It was attended by the Director General of Police, Special Chief Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Department and others.
The panel headed by N. Ravi Kiran, Zonal Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will monitor the disposal of bodies in GHMC limits.
The panel members include two professors from Gandhi Medical College, Osmania Medical College and a police officer.
(With inputs from IANS and PTI)
