Telangana Reports The Lowest Tally Of 661 Cases On Sunday

The state of Telangana has reported 661 new covid-19 cases to 2.57L today. The number of samples tested declined on the Diwali day as the state tested only 21,264, which is less than 50 percent of the tests that it conducted the previous day.

Meanwhile, 1,637 patients have recovered from the viral infection, but three persons died on Saturday taking the tally to 1,404 and the case fatality rate stood at 0.54 percent against 1.5 percent at the national level.

The total count of coronavirus cases has surged to 2,57,374 including 2,40,545 discharges, and 1,404 fatalities. The active cases currently stand at 15,425.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has reported the highest number of cases at 167 followed by Rangareddy district with 57 cases and Medchal district with 45 cases.

India reported 41,100 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally to 88,14,579 and the death toll has jumped to 1,29,635 with 447 more deaths recorded in a span of 24 hours.