Hyderabad: With the continuing surge in Covid-19 cases in Telangana, the state's daily count reached close to 500-mark.
According to the daily media bulletin released by the director of public health and family welfare, four more persons succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll to 1,680. The fatality rate is now 0.55 per cent against the national average of 1.4 per cent.
The spike in cases continued across the state. During the last 24 hours that ended at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Greater Hyderabad reported 138 new cases.
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Medchal Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts bordering the state capital reported 42 and 35 cases respectively.
Nizamabad reported 24 cases followed by Mahabubnagar (19), Karimnagar (18), Nalgonda (18), Nirmal (16), Mancherial (14), Jagtiyal (12) and Warangal Urban (12).
The total number of active cases rose further to 3,684, including 1,616 who are in-home/institutional isolation.
