In 24 hours, 300 people test positive in Noida, Ghaziabad

NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: As many as 300 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar in the last 24 hours.
According to the 3pm state medical report released by the government, Ghaziabad reported 182 new cases and GB Nagar reported 118. It also stated that no deaths were reported from the districts on Sunday.
An officer said 113 patients were discharged on Sunday, including 12 from GIMS — taking the total number of discharged persons in GB Nagar to 1,759.
On Saturday, GB Nagar had reported 5 deaths, taking the total number of deaths to 28. With 978 cases, the district stands at the second position in the state in the number of active cases. The total number of cases in the district stands at 2,765.
On the other hand, there are 1,203 active cases in Ghaziabad, which on Sunday saw the highest spike in a single day. The total number of positive cases stands at 2,205.
The total number of deaths in the city stands at 62 and total recoveries 940.
The state on Sunday saw 1,155 new cases, 12 deaths and 607 recoveries in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of discharged patients in UP stand at 18,761, total deaths at 785 and active cases at 8,161.