Hyderabad, Jan 30 : Telangana has reported 186 new Covid positive cases, raising the state’s tally over 2.94 lakh, even as 367 more patients recovered from the virus to outnumber new infections in the past 24 hours, official data showed on Saturday.
Hyderabad accounted for the highest number of 34 new infections in the past 24 hours, followed by Rangareddy (12), Karimnagar (11), Medchal Malkajgiri and Warangal Urban (10 each).
Among other places, Nalgonda (8), Jagityal, Mancherial, Peddapalli and Sangareddy (7 each), Khammam (6), Nizamabad, Rajanna Siricilla and Suryapet (5 each).
Though the total number of cases crossed 2.94 lakh, active cases currently stood at 2,354, higher than the neighbouring Telugu state of Andhra Pradesh.
Two more patients succumbed to the virus, increasing the state’s toll to 1,598.
Telangana’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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