Hyderabad, Feb 21 (TIWN) Telangana has logged 163 new Covid cases and one death in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 2,97,508 and toll to 1,624, health officials said on Sunday.

According to the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, while 44.96 per cent of the deaths were due to the Covid, 55.04 per cent had comorbidities.  Greater Hyderabad saw maximum number of cases at 29, followed by Rangareddy (12), Medchal Malkajgiri (11) and Karimnagar (10). Two districts reported zero cases while the daily count in remaining 27 districts was in single digit.  A total of 146 people recovered from the virus during the period, taking the cumulative numbers to 2,94,243.  The state’s Covid recovery rate remains at 98.87 per cent against the national average of 97.2 per cent.