116 fresh COVID cases on Sunday

March 01, 2021 11:31 pm | Updated March 02, 2021 08:04 am IST - HYDERABAD

A health worker collects nasal swab samples for a COVID-19 test at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Hyderabad. File

A health worker collects nasal swab samples for a COVID-19 test at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Hyderabad. File

Telangana on Sunday added 116 cases to its COVID-19 tally, touching 2,98,923. While 20,375 people were examined, results of 276 were awaited. The death toll stands at 1,634 with no new fatality reported.

The new cases include 26 from Greater Hyderabad, 11 each from Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy. No cases were recorded in eight districts including Wanaparthy, Nirmal, Mulugu and Narayanpet.

Of the total cases, 1,902 are active while 2,95,387 have recovered. Till February 28 this year, a total of 87,21,026 samples have been put to test.

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