74 fresh cases found in Telangana, tally rises to 2,499

Six people, including two babies, succumbed to COVID-19 in Telangana pushing the death toll to 77, while 74 fresh cases were reported on Saturday,

taking the tally of infections in the state to 2,499. The two babies who died include a three-month-old male baby with associated cardiac disease and a 24-day-old preterm male baby,



according to a bulletin issued by the state government.

The 74 fresh cases include 60 local cases and 14 others who are migrants, deportees and foreign returnees.

With 14 fresh cases, the number of cases among migrants, deportees and foreign returnees stood at 431. The total local cases as on Saturday (5 pm) was 2068.