
COVID cases cross 4 lakh in Telangana
The Hindu
6,551 test COVID-positive on Sunday
The total COVID-19 cases in Telangana has crossed 4 lakhs on Sunday. Number of people who died of COVID-19 has breached 2,000. With 6,551 cases and 43 deaths on April 25, the total cases from March 2 last year has reached 4.01 lakh and deaths stand at 2,024. The last set of 50,000 cases were recorded in only eight days (April 18-25). This is the shortest duration taken to record 50,000 cases. The earlier sets of around 50,000 cases were recorded in longer time.
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