UP reports 1,248 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours; to get 7 new RT-PCR laboratories

In a press conference held in Lucknow on July 09, Principal Health Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Amit Mohan Prasad informed that total 1,248 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state in last 24 hours. "In the last 24 hours, 1,248 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. The active cases in the state stand at 10,373. A total of 21,127 have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll stands at 862," said Amit Mohan Prasad. He further said, "We are going to open seven new RT-PCR laboratories in the next 2-3 days at Aligarh, Varanasi, Gonda, Moradabad, Bareilly, Mirzapur and Lucknow."