COVID-19: 2,154 new cases, 8 deaths in Telangana

Hyderabad: Telangana registered 2,154 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 2.04 lakh while eight more deaths pushed the toll to 1,189.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 303, followed by Rangareddy 205 and Medchal Malkajgiri 187, a government bulletin said on Wednesday, providing data as of 8 PM on October 6.

The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1.77 lakh, while 26,551 are under treatment. As many as 54,277 samples were tested on October 6.

Cumulatively, 33.46 lakh samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population was 89,910.

The case fatality rate in the state was 0.58 percent, while it was 1.5 percent at the national level.

The recovery rate in Telangana was 86.45 percent, while it was 84.9 percent in the country.