Hyderabad, Nov 9 (PTI) Telangana reported 857 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to2,51,188 while fourmore deaths pushed the toll to 1,381, the state government said on Monday.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 250, followed by Rangareddy (88) and Medchal Malkajgiri (61) districts, it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on Sunday.

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As many as19,239 are under treatment and23,806 samples were tested on November 8.

Cumulatively,46,42,276 samples have been tested.

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The samples tested per million population was 1,24,859, the bulletin said.

The case fatality rate in the state was 0.54 per cent, while it was 1.5 per cent at the national level.

The recovery rate in Telangana was 91.79 per cent, while it was 92.5 per cent in the country.

The number of individuals in home/institutional isolation was16,449.PTI GDK SS

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