156 new Covid cases, 1 death in Telangana

HYDERABAD: Telangana saw 156 new cases of Covid-19 and one death on Sunday. The number of active cases in the state stood at 3,787. The total count of cases since the beginning of the pandemic last year stands at 6,76,943 and the death toll stands at 3,999.
A total of 147 patients were declared recovered on Sunday, taking the total count of recovered patients to 6,69,157.The case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 0.59 per cent while the recovery rate stands at 98.85 per cent.
On Sunday, 25,693 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus. Telangana has now completed testing 2.87 crore samples and has reached 7.72 lakh sample testing per million population.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded 54 cases on Sunday, while neighbouring Medchal Malkajgiri recorded 6 cases. Outside of Hyderabad city and its outskirts, Karimnagar with 47 new cases recorded the highest number of cases outside GHMC limits.