166 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in Telangana

Hyderabad, March 5 : Telangana reported 166 new Covid cases and two deaths during the last 24 hours, health officials on Friday.
The fresh cases pushed the cumulative tally to 2,99,572 while the death toll mounted to 1,639.
The fatality rate remained 0.54 per cent against the national average of 1.4 per cent. While 44.96 per cent of the deaths occurred due to Covid, 55.04 per cent had comorbidities.
Greater Hyderabad saw the maximum number of cases at 27 followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (14) and Rangareddy (12). Two districts reported no cases while in the remaining 25 districts the daily count was in single digit.
The number of active Covid cases continued to be on the rise as the state recorded fewer recoveries than the new infections.
According to the daily media bulletin released by the health department, the state added 17 active cases during the period. The total number of active cases now stands at 1,963 including 830 who were in home/institutional isolation.