Telangana adds 173 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded 173 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Sunday while the number of active cases in the state jumped to 5,005.
The total count of cases in the state since the beginning of the pandemic last year, stands at 6,63,454 while the death toll stands at 3,904.
A total of 315 patients were declared recovered during the day, taking the total count of recovered patients to 6,54,545.
The case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 0.58% while the recovery rate is 98.65% now.
So far 79.8% of overall cases in the state have been asymptomatic while 20.2% have been symptomatic.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded 64 cases during the day, while neighbouring Medchal Malkajgiri recorded nine cases, Ranga Reddy recorded 13 and Sanga Reddy recorded two cases. Outside of Hyderabad city and its outskirts, Karimnagar with 17 new cases recorded the highest number of cases.