No Covid-19 case in 15 Uttar Pradesh districts

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh reported 26 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 408. In addition to this, the government said that 23 persons also recovered from the infection during this period.
A government spokesperson said that as of Friday, 15 UP districts out of 75 did not have a single active case of Covid-19.These districts included Aligarh, Amethi, Badaun, Basti, Deoria, Farukkhabad, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Kasganj, Mahoba, Mirzapur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shrawasti and Shamli.
During his meeting with Team 9 on Friday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that vaccination was crucial in keeping the third wave of the pandemic at bay and therefore, officials must ensure that people due for their second shot get vaccinated on time. He said that Saturday has been set aside exclusively for administering second shots and awareness campaigns must be organised to encourage people to get fully vaccinated. Till Friday evening, 6.24 crore shots had been administered in the state, which included two shots to around 98 lakh fully vaccinated persons.
On Friday, there were 58 districts which did not report a single case of Covid-19 while Prayagraj and Rae Bareli reported a death each. The highest number of cases (5) were reported from Kanpur Nagar.