India News | COVID-19: 491 New Cases, 3 Deaths in Telangana

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (PTI) Telangana registered 491 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total caseload to over 2.78 lakh while three fatalities pushed the toll to 1,499.

Transport Minister P Ajay Kumar was among those who tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

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In a statement, he advised people who came in contact with him recently to undergo COVID-19 tests.

The minister is currently in home isolation.

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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 102, followed by Rangareddy 35 and Medchal Malkajgiri 33, a government bulletin said on Tuesday providing details as of 8 pm on December 14.

As many as7,272 patients are under treatment and48,005 samples were tested on Monday.

Cumulatively, over 62.05 lakh samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population was over 1.66 lakh, the bulletin said.

The case fatality rate in the state was 0.53 per cent, while it was 1.5 per cent at the national level.

The recovery rate in Telangana was 96.85 per cent, while it was 95.1 per cent in the country.

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