UP: Covid tally crosses 23,000 with 685 cases

LUCKNOW: The coronavirus tally of Uttar Pradesh crossed the 23,000-mark on Monday. As many as 685 new cases took the total number of patients to 23,078. In all, 698 patients were discharged in 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 15,506.
“The recovery rate of Uttar Pradesh is increasing steadily. It reached 68.8% on Monday from 64.13% a week ago,” said additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad.He added that the state has 6,659 active cases. “It means that 30% of total cases in the state are active,” he said.
Prasad further stated that the state was able to achieve two milestones on Monday. “While the total number of Covid-19 tests in 24 hours reached 22,378 the overall tests crossed the seven lakh mark to reach 7,07,849,” he added.
Secretary to chief minister Alok Kumar stated: “Of the total tests 21,440 were conducted through RTPCR. We have set a minimum testing target for all districts. We are aiming to achieve the target of 25,000 tests within next few days.”
Health officials stated that as many as 12 Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 672. According to a Covid bulletin, two deaths were reported in Kanpur Nagar, while one each was reported in Meerut, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Firozabad, Hapur, Mathura, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Etawah and Lalitpur.
Of the fresh cases, Ghaziabad saw a maximum of 70 cases followed by Gautam Budh Nagar where 53 new entries were made. Double digit entries were made by Varanasi (45), Kanpur Nagar (38), Lucknow (24), Jhansi (22), Chandauli (19), Agra (18), Jaunpur (17), Aligarh (17), Gorakhpur (17), Shamli (16), Sant Kabir Nagar (14), Etawah (14), Meerut (13), Farrukhabad (13), Mau (12), Moradabad (12), Hardoi (12), Pilibhit (11) and Ayodhya (10).
Prasad stated that surveillance activities continued in hotspots and among migrants. “Asha workers have been able to track over 19 lakh migrant workers of whom 231 have been found positive. Health teams are also moving in targeted areas, including hotspots,” he said.