COVID-19: 491 new cases in Telangana, AP records 506 fresh positives

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: Telangana registered 491 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total caseload to over 2.78 lakh while three fatalities pushed the
toll to 1,499.meanwhile, active coronavirus cases fell below the 5,000 mark to 4,966 in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday even as the state added 506
virus in the last 24 hours in Telangana.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.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
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.In Ap, the cumulative COVID-19 positives now
climbed to 8.75 lakh, recoveries to 8,63,508 and deaths 7,057, according to the latest bulletin.After 1.08 crore sample tests, at the rate
of 2.02 lakh per million population, the overall infection positivity rate fell to 8 per cent
remaining nine districts added less than 50 new cases each
Apart from Krishna and Chittoor, Guntur, West Godavari and Vizianagaram districts reported one fresh coronavirus fatality each in 24 hours,
the bulletin added.