Active cases in Telangana surge to over 16K; 1,920 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh cases with 1,015

A health worker collects a nasal sample for Covid-19 Ag rapid antigen testing at Chakkarpur Community Centre, near DLF Phase 4, in Gurugram
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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 11 2022 | 8:24 PM IST

Active cases surged to 16,496 with Telangana on Tuesday logging 1,920 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 6, 97,775, while the death toll rose to 4,045 with two more fatalities.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh cases with 1,015, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (209) district, the bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 PM today.

The state had reported 1,825 fresh infections yesterday.

It said 417 people recovered from the infection on Tuesday. The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 6,77,234.

The number of active cases surged to 16,496, the bulletin said.

It said over 83,000 samples were tested today and the total number examined till date was over 3.02 crore.

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First Published: Jan 11 2022 | 8:24 PM IST

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