The daily COVID-19 tally in Telangana crossed the 500-mark for the second time this month with 552 persons testing positive for the infection on Tuesday.
The caseload last Saturday (July 2) was 516, and then it dropped to 457 on Sunday and 443 on Monday,
before spiking again. The number of tests conducted on Saturday and Tuesday were comparatively higher than the other two days.
The new 552 infections on Tuesday included 316 from Hyderabad, 51 from Rangareddy, 36 Medchal-Malkajgiri and 28 from Sangareddy.