Telangana adds 206 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths take toll to 1,579 PTI
Updated Jan 18, 2021, 10:49 am IST
The recovery rate in Telangana was 98.07 per cent, while it was 96.6 per cent in the country
Medical workers wait to be inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine at the King Koti hospital in Hyderabad on January 16, 2021. (Noah SEELAM / AFP)
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded 206 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total positives to nearly 2.92 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,579, the state government said on Monday.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 45, followed by Karimnagar and Rangareddy with 17 and 16 respectively, it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on January 17.
Two more COVID-19 deaths pushed the toll to 1,577 in the state where the active cases stood at 4,191. Areas under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh cases.