The total number of Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh has climbed to 2,078 on Wednesday morning. Out of 60 districts that were infected with coronavirus, there are active cases in at least 53 districts at present. The only relief is that so far 463 people have recovered from the deadly disease. There are now 1,557 active cases in the state.
On Wednesday, 18 new cases were reported in Agra taking the total number of infected persons in the district to 422. Agra remained the worst-hit district followed by Lucknow which has reported 217 cases so far. Two new cases were reported in the state capital today morning. One person died on Wednesday morning taking the death count to 34.
Out of 34 deaths because of COVID-19, 12 were reported in Agra, six in Moradabad, five in Meerut, four in Kanpur, and one each in Aligarh, Shravasti, Firozabad, Lucknow, Bulandshahar, Varanasi, Basti, and Bareilly.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government has set up a special control room in the Assembly. It has been set up to help MLAs to register their suggestions and complaints regarding the fight against coronavirus.
The decision to this effect was taken on the advice of Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla, said Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit. Birla gave this advice during a video conference with the presiding officers of the State Assemblies.
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Today in Gautam Budha Nagar, 2 more patients have been discharged. Out of 91 COVID-19 results, 88 are negative while three are positive. Total 81 have been cured till date. There are 56 active cases in the district now: Suhas LY, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate
There are 2115 positive cases in the state right now. Out of these, 477 have been discharged after making complete recovery. 36 people have died due to COVID-19. There are 1602 active cases in the state: Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad
Chief Minister has also ordered that testings be done on an extensive level. He has also given directions that pool testing be done for those people, who are coming from outside the state: Awanish K Awasthi, State Additional Chief Secretary (Home)
Chief Minister has also ordered that testings be done on an extensive level. He has also given directions that pool testing be done for those people, who are coming from outside the state: Awanish K Awasthi, State Additional Chief Secretary (Home)
I met them today and heard their problems. The allegations against the hospital are true. The Chief Medical Superintendent of the hospital has been instructed to provide the workers all necessary protective gear, at the earliest: Suhas LY, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate
Aligarh BJP MLA Dalvir Singh has alleged that the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) here had become a 'hub' of COVID-19, and a source for spreading the infection in the city.
21 new positive cases reported in Agra district, taking the total number of cases here to 425.
35-year-old Coronavirus infected man died on Wednesday in uttar Pradesh's Brailey district. The deceased was a TB patient.