Telangana reported 2,278 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing its total tally over 1.54 lakh, even as 2,458 more recoveries were recorded in the state.
With the new cases, the total tally mounted to 1,54,880, of which 1,21,925 have recovered. Ten more deaths during the last 24 hours took Telangana's COVID-19 death toll to 950.
Health officials said the state's fatality rate remained 0.61 per cent, well below the national average of 1.66 per cent. Of the all fatalities, 53.87 per cent had comorbidities.
While Hyderabad and neighbouring districts continued to account for the maximum cases, the surge in other districts remained a concern for the authorities.
During the last 24 hours till 8 pm on Friday, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) reported 331 new cases. Neighbouring districts of Rangareddy and Medchal Malkajgiri reported 184 and 150 cases respectively. Sangareddy, another district bordering the state capital, recorded 62 cases.
Outside Hyderabad and surrounding districts, Nalgonda recorded the highest single-day jump of 126 cases. Karimnagar added 121 cases, Khammam 98, Warangal Urban 91, and Siddipet and Nizamabad 89 each.