
COVID surge in Khammam continues
The Hindu
Carries highest burden of new cases in State at 96
The spike in coronavirus cases in Khammam continues unabated with 96 persons testing positive on Wednesday, the highest in the State. The case count in the district was 82 on Monday, and 84 on Tuesday. For the past three days, Khammam’s daily total has surpassed that of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation region, which recorded 72 fresh infections on Wednesday. On the whole, the State logged 749 new cases and five deaths. Other districts posting high number of cases were Karimnagar (58), Warangal Urban (55) and Nalgonda (54). No case was detected in Narayanpet on the day while only one person tested positive in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district, according to the bulletin issued by the Health department.More Related News