Hyderabad, May 26 (PTI) A total of 47 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Telangana on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 7,93,044 so far, a Health Department bulletin said.

Also Read | TRS Banners with 17 Questions Greet PM Narendra Modi in Hyderabad.

The death toll remained at 4,111 as no fatalities due to the infection were reported today, it said.

Also Read | Civilian Killings Belie Claims of Normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, Says Mehbooba Mufti.

Hyderabad accounted for the highest number of 26 cases followed by 18 in Ranga Reddy district.

A total of 28 people recovered from the infection today, taking the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,88,516.

The active cases stood at 417, the bulletin said.

A total of 12,971 samples were tested during the day, and the total number examined till date was 3,49,58,986.

The case fatality rate was 0.51 per cent and the recovery rate 99.43 per cent.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)