Fresh Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh rose to 6,411 in the last 24 hours from 4,288 the previous day – a jump of 49.5 per cent. According to the state government’s bulletin on Saturday, the test positivity rate also jumped to 2.9 per cent from Friday’s 1.96 per cent. With the fresh cases, the state’s active caseload reached 18,551.
A government spokesperson said in a statement that all colleges and universities would remain closed till January 16 while online classes and examinations would continue.
After reporting two Covid-linked deaths in as many days, the state has reported six deaths in the last 24 hours. There have been two deaths from Meerut and one each from Gorakhpur, Auraiya. Lakhimpur Kheri and Agra. In the last 24 hours, 171 Kovid patients were declared healthy.
Gautam Budh Nagar reported the highest number of cases at 1,141, followed by Lucknow (876), Ghaziabad (683) and Meerut (636). Lucknow (2,573), Ghaziabad (2,428) and Meerut (1,832) have the highest number of active cases with 3,527 in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said in the daily briefing that 2.2 lakh samples, including 1.22 lakh RT-PCRs, were tested in 24 hours. “Out of 18,551 (active cases), 18,184 are in home isolation. In Lucknow, there were 2,573 active cases, and only 15 of them were admitted to hospitals,” he said.
The senior bureaucrat told the protestors that 18.83 lakh vaccine doses were given on Friday, taking the total to 21.05 crore.
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