In new August low, only 193new corona cases reported

Kanpur: For the first time in August, new Covid-19 cases recorded in a day were below the mark of 200 on Saturday, as during the last 24 hours only 193 positive cases came to light.
The highest single day tally was recorded on August 5, when 536 novel coronavirus cases were noted. While on August 2, 479 new corona cases were recorded, on August 16, a total of 462 cases had come to light.
With 193 cases recorded on Saturday, the district and the health department could hope that new corona cases stay in check and that they stay below 100 or 200 mark.
So far, a total of 12,244 people have got infected with the novel coronavirus, of which 4,061 have recovered and discharged from hospitals. This figure also includes 61 people who were discharged on Saturday.
Meanwhile, six more people died of Covid-19. They were residents of Swaroop Nagar, Latouche Road, Birhana Road, Shastri Nagar, Govind Nagar and Lal Bangla. According to the district health authorities, all the deceased were also suffering from other ailments or complications.
Now, there are 3,188 active cases. Active cases are actual caseloads. These persons are undergoing treatment at hospitals in the city.
Altogether, 710 teams of the health department visited 46,837 homes and conducted surveys where they identified 235 persons having symptoms and samples from 227 people were collected. The health department, meanwhile, collected 2,266 samples for tests, the reports of which will arrive soon.