Summary:
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (PTI) Telangana on Sunday recorded 156 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the total number of those affected by the disease in the state to 6,76,943.
Out of the new cases, 43 students of a private medical college in Karimnagar district tested positive for COVID-19.
The medical students had participated in various events as part of annual day celebrations recently, a health official said adding the college and the hostel has been shut.
The toll rose to 3,999 with one more person succumbing to the virus, a medical bulletin said.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 54, followed by Karimnagar 47 and Ranga Reddy 12.
A total of 147 people recovered from the disease, taking the cumulative number till date to 6,69,157.