Khammam surpasses GHMC in daily COVID count
The Hindu
State reports 696 fresh infections, 6 deaths
For the first time in almost four-months, the number of COVID-19 cases in a rural district of Telangana surpassed the tally of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) region. Khammam recorded 82 fresh infections on Monday, 68 were recorded in GHMC. It was on March 16 this year that cases in a rural district were more than those recorded in the municipal corporation limits — Mancherial posted 45 cases compared to 29 in GHMC area. The 82 cases in Khammam on Monday also marks another spike in the district as it is the highest in the past five days. It is among the districts that a high-level team from the State Health department has visited to assess reasons for wide prevalence of coronavirus. They will submit a report to the Cabinet soon.
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