State sees sharp rise in COVID cases
The Hindu
887 test positive, a jump of 203 cases in one day
Telangana witnessed another sharp spike in COVID cases with 203 more cases in just one day. While 684 people tested positive on Tuesday, 887 were found COVID positive on Wednesday. This is the highest number of cases in a day in the last four months (since December). While 59,297 samples were tested, results of 1,370 were awaited. Four more COVID-19 patients have died. The cases in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have crossed 200. The new 887 cases include 201 from GHMC, 79 from Medchal Malkajgiri, and 76 from Rangareddy.
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