Telangana state reported 617 fresh COVID cases during the past 24 hours. With this, the total COVID cases reported in the state has gone up to 2 lakh 82 thousand 347 (2,82,347). The state conducted about 45 thousand tests yesterday.<br />'' <br />''The recovery rate slightly improved to 97.13 per cent with 635 more people recovering yesterday. This took the number of recovered people so far in the state to 2 lakh 74 thousand 260 (2,74,260).<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the daily bulletin issued by the state Medical and Health department this morning stated that total 1518 deaths reported so far, following three more persons succumbed to COVID and comorbidities during the past 24 hours.<br />'' <br />''Currently, the state has over 6 thousand active cases out of which over 4 thousand are in home isolation.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, 103 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Hyderabad during the past 24 hours while Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Warangal Urban and Karimnagar, Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts are among those which reported a considerably high number of COVID-19 cases during the same time. </span><br />