<span style="color: #222222;">The surge in COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana with 985 more positive cases reporting yesterday too. With this the number of total Coronavirus positive cases has gone up to 12,349. Positive cases have been shooting up for the past ten days ever since the State government initiated for testing 50 thousand samples to gauge the prevalence of the disease.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With the discharge of another 78 patients, the total number of persons discharged has also increased to 4,766 with 7,436 remaining active cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Out of the 985 fresh cases reported yesterday, 774 cases reported from the Hyderabad municipality area while Rangareddy district accounted 86 and Medchal accounted for 53 while Warangal Urban district reported 20 cases. Another 14 districts reported single-digit positive cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, 7 more died yesterday, taking the total deaths relating to COVID-19 and other co-morbidities in the state to 237. The deceased including the head nurse of the Government and General and Chest Hospital, Erragadda in Hyderabad.</span><br />''