Telangana recorded 772 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total to 6,29,054. While 1,10,141 samples were put to test, results of 1.193 were awaited. Seven patients succumbed to the infection, pushing up the death toll to 3,710.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area recorded the maximum number of daily cases at 88, followed by 86 in Khammam. In case of the latter, it was a spike in numbers — on Tuesday, Khammam had 30 cases. The last spike was observed on June 29 when infections in the districts crossed 100 and dropped thereafter.
Other districts posting a high number of cases were Nalgonda (57), Warangal Urban (51), Karimnagar (48) and Peddapalli (41).
So far, the State has conducted a little over 1.93 crore tests. As of Wednesday evening, there were 11,472 active cases.
