 Telangana on Tuesday saw a substantial rise in new COVID-19 cases with 552 fresh infections  being reported, pushing the statewide tally to 8,03,374.
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Hyderabad district registered the highest number of cases with 316, followed by neighboring Ranga Reddy (51) and Medchal Malkajgiri (36) districts.
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A health department bulletin said 496 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries to date was 7,94,510. The recovery rate stood at 98.90 percent.
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The state had reported 443 fresh cases on Monday.
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No fresh fatality occurred due to the infectious disease and the death toll continued to be 4,111.
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The bulletin said 25,913 samples were tested on Tuesday. The number of active cases was 4,753, it said.
