Telangana logs 197 new COVID-19 cases 1 death takes toll to

1,589
    Hyderabad, Jan 24 (PTI) Telangana recorded 197 fresh
coronavirus cases, taking the total positives to over 2.93
lakh while one fatality pushed the toll to 1,589, the state
government said on Sunday.
    Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)
accounted for the most number of cases with 32, followed by
Karimnagar (13) and Medchal Malkajgiri and Rangareddy with 12
each, it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on
January 23.
    The total number of cases stood at2,93,253 while
recoveries were at2,88,275.
    As many as3,389 patients are under treatment and
29,560 samples were tested on Saturday.
    Cumulatively, over 76.62 lakh samples have been
tested.
    The samples tested per million population was over
2.05 lakh, the bulletin said.
    The case fatality rate in the state was 0.54 per cent,
while it was 1.4 per cent at the national level.
    The recovery rate in Telangana was 98.30 per cent,
while it was 96.8 per cent in the country.PTI GDK SS
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