T’gana records 472 new Covid cases taking tally to 2,84,863

Hyderabad, Dec 27 : Two more persons succumbed to Covid-19 while 472 new infections were reported in Telangana on Sunday, health officials said.
During the last 24 hours, 472 new positive cases were reported from across the state taking the state’s tally going up to 2,84,863.
The fresh fatalities pushed the state’s tally to 1,531.
The fatality rate remained 53 per cent as against the national average of 1.4 per cent.
According to the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, 44.96 per cent of the deaths occurred due to Covid-19 while 55.04 per cent had comorbidities.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) reported 106 new cases. Medchal Malkajgiri district saw the second highest number of new cases at 45, followed by Rangareddy (44), Nalgonda (23), Mancherial (19), Warangal Urban (18) and Karimnagar (17).