HYDERABAD:
Covid-19 cases in the state has neared 400 mark again with 394 people testing positive for the infection on Sunday. The state has witnessed 3,03,118 cases so far. Also, with three more fatalities, the toll rose to 1,669.
The spike in cases has been observed from March 9 when 189 people tested positive. While 64,898 residents were tested on Saturday, the results of 698 people were still awaited.
Apart from GHMC area, which recorded 81 new cases, 64 cases were recorded in Rangareddy, followed by 34 in Medchal Malkajgiri.
At present, there are 2,804 active cases out of which 1,123 were at home or institutional isolation. The districts that used to record zero cases in mid-March have also started seeing a surge in the last few days.