Hyderabad, Feb 6 : Coronavirus infections outnumbered recoveries in Telangana on Saturday, registering 161 new positive cases, raising the state’s tally to more than 2.95 lakh, even as 147 more people recovered from the virus.
Hyderabad accounted for the highest number of infections, 28, in the past 24 hours, followed by Medhcal Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Warangal Urban (10 each) and Karimnagar and Nalgonda (9 each).
Among other places, Siddipet (7), Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jagityal, Khamma, Mancherial, Sangareddy and Vikarabad (6 each) and Jangaon and Peddapalli (5 each).
Although the total number of cases crossed 2.95 lakh, active cases currently stand at 1,977, more than the neighbouring Telugu state of Andhra Pradesh.
Meanwhile, one more patient succumbed to the virus, increasing the statewide Covid death toll to 1,608.
The southern state’s Covid fatality rate currently stands at 0.54 per cent, compared to the national average of 1.4 per cent.
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