Summary:
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (PTI) Telangana continued to witness a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 1,520 new infections being reported.
The tally of cases stood at 6,85,543, while the death toll rose to 4,034 with one more fatality, a state government bulletin said.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most cases with 979, followed by Ranga Reddy (174) and Medchal Malkajgiri (132) districts, the bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 PM today.
It said 209 people recovered from the infection on Wednesday.
The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 6,75,341.
The number of active cases was 6,168, the bulletin said.