UP biggest contributor to 2nd Covid wave after Maharashtra

LUCKNOW: The steep rise in Covid-19 cases in April has made Uttar Pradesh the second biggest contributor of new cases in the country after Maharashtra, according to data provided by Union ministry of health and family welfare.
As per the report, over 76% of the new cases were reported from 10 Indian states with Maharashtra leading the list followed by Uttar Pradesh with 34,379 new cases.Delhi recorded the third highest number of fresh cases.
As many as 3.14 lakh new cases were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours. New cases in UP took state’s overall tally to 9,76,765 of which 2,59,810 are active.
Data from the state surveillance unit on Covid-19 indicated that the new cases were highest so far. Lucknow continued to be the biggest contributor with 5,239 cases, followed by Prayagraj (2,013) and Varanasi (1,813).
A look at the trend indicated that Meerut went up the ladder with 1,684 new cases in the last 24 hours. The western UP district surpassed Gautam Budh Nagar to bag the sixth spot. Spike was recorded in Chandauli (713), Moradabad (870), Jhansi (823) and Gorakhpur (1,136).
Incremental rise in the number of deaths took the tally to 10,541 on Thursday with 195 fresh casualties. Lucknow (19), Prayagraj (18), Kanpur (18), Gautam Budh Nagar (11), Varanasi (10) and Ghaziabad (8) were the biggest contributors.
Amendment to the discharge policy has triggered increase in the number of recoveries. As per data, 16,514 people were discharged from hospitals in 24 hours pushing the total number of recoveries to 7,06,414. Additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad said over one lakh people were under home isolation in the state.
“The prevalent strain is very virulent and those under home isolation must remember they have to follow the protocol for a period of 17 days, including 10 days of complete isolation and seven days of quarantine,” he said.