Cases drop with fewer tests on Sunday
The Hindu
4,009 infections recorded as around 84,000 samples were tested on Sunday
Telangana’s COVID-19 daily tally on Sunday recorded a significant drop from the previous day with 4,009 new infections being detected. On Saturday, 5,093 cases had been recorded. This dip comes in the backdrop of fewer tests than usual, as has been the norm on weekends. On Sunday, 83,809 samples were examined as against the usual 1 lakh to 1.2 lakh tests being conducted daily since the past week with last Tuesday, which coincided with Ugadi, also being an exception. Though cases detected were low, fatalities remained high with 14 patients succumbing to the infectious disease. This is the second highest number of deaths in a day recorded multiple times since the outbreak last year. The death toll has reached 1,838.
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