Telangana: Border districts on high alert as COVID cases spike
Some of these districts in Telangana last month were called COVID-free, with zero cases reported.
By Sakina Fatima| Published: 12th April 2021 4:00 pm IST Representative Image
Hyderabad: Second wave of COVID-19 infections in Telangana is becoming a major cause of worry, with active cases in the state reaching 21,864 as of Sunday.
The health department bulletin revealed that 2,251 new confirmed cases reported in the state in the previous 24 hours, raising the total tally to 3,29,529. Six more deaths on Sunday increased the fatality number to 1,765.
GHMC reported as many as 355 positives on Sunday, and the bordering Medchal-Malkajgiri with 258 cases, and Rangareddy with 200 cases. Apart from these which have always topped the COVID-19 list, the state is currently witnessing a spurt of cases in semi-urban and rural districts.