Telangana sees 258 new Covid-19 cases and one death

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded 258 new cases of Covid-19 and one death on Wednesday with state having 4,946 active cases. Cumulative cases and death toll now stand at 6,64,164 and 3,908 respectively. As many as 249 patients were declared recovered on Wednesday, taking total recoveries to 6,55,310 as the recovery rate stood at 98.66 per cent.
The state tested 55,419 samples for Covid-19 on Wednesday, completing 2.6 crore tests in total at a rate of 6.98 tests per million.
Greater Hyderabad recorded 69 cases on Wednesday, while neighbouring districts Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Sangareddy recorded 21, 13 and two cases respectively. Elsewhere, Karimnagar — with 25 new cases — saw the highest number of new cases among other districts. TNN