The department said on Saturday, it found another 188 Covid-19 cases in the state, adding that one more person succumbed to the disease. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Hyderabad: One more international passenger, from among the 532 who landed in the city from at-risk countries tested positive for Covid-19, taking the number of people arriving in the city on international flights testing positive for Covid-19 to 15, the health department said.

 It said in the evening that it was awaiting the results of Omicron genome sequencing tests on three others who had earlier tested positive, taking to four the number of people whose Omicron tests results are awaited.

Earlier in the day, health minister T. Harish Rao had said there were no Omicron positive cases in Telangana state and urged people to wear masks and get vaccinated for Covid-19.

 The department said on Saturday, it found another 188 Covid-19 cases in the state, adding that one more person succumbed to the disease. The most cases for the day – 78 – were reported from the GHMC area, followed by 21 in Hanamkonda, 15 in Karimnagar, and 12 each in Medchal-Malkajgiri, and Ranga Reddy districts.