
COVID cases surge in Khammam again
The Hindu
Khammam witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day with 72 new infections being detected on Tuesday. With this, it stayed at the top of the State’s infection tally for the day
Khammam witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day with 72 new infections being detected on Tuesday. With this, it stayed at the top of the State’s infection tally for the day along with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation region, which also logged 72 cases. The district had recorded 62 cases on Monday. Of the 1,23,166 samples put to test across Telangana, 645 turned up positive for the novel coronavirus. Results of 1,505 were awaited. Four more patients died, taking the death toll to 3,791.
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