Lucknow: Active Covid cases go up, 5 more die

LUCKNOW: The number of new Covid-19 infections in the city was more than recoveries for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, resulting in an increase in active cases. Five patients succumbed to the virus, taking the toll to 970.
As many as 282 more persons tested Covid-19 positive in 24 hours, while 269 patients recovered from the infection. The number of active cases increased to 3,442 on Tuesday.
With this the city’s tally touched 69,848.Total 65,436 patients (94% of the caseload) have recovered in the city so far.
The new cases on Tuesday were the highest in UP, accounting for 12% of the state’s tally.