The number of COVID cases reported in State on Friday stood at 1,478, marginally lower than the number a day before. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits continued record the largest number of COVID cases with 806 cases. Seven more people succumbed to the virus on Friday, bringing the total number of COVID fatalities to 403. State government-released data puts the number of tests done on Friday at 15,124, spiking the total number of tests to 2,37,817. Meanwhile, the government released a list of dedicated COVID hospitals across districts.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2020 17:50 UTC