1,273 new coronavirus cases, five deaths in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 1,273 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the aggregate to 2.30 lakh, while five more deaths pushed the toll to 1,303 in the state.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 227, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 104 and Rangareddy 102 districts, a government bulletin said on Saturday providing data as of 8 PM on October 23.
As many as 19,937 are under treatment and 35,280 samples were tested on October 23.
Cumulatively, 40.52 lakh samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population was 1.08 lakh, the bulletin said.
The case fatality rate in the state was 0.56 percent, while it was 1.5 percent at the national level.
The recovery rate in Telangana was 90.77 percent, while it was 89.7 percent in the country.
