Six more Covid-19 deaths, 354 test positive in Kanpur

KANPUR: On the first day of September six Covid-19 positive patients succumbed taking the death toll to 443. As per the district health department, 354 more persons were tested positive.
The six deceased were resident of Chakeri, Maniram Bagiya, Colonelganj, Kalyanpur, Nankari and Baba Nagar. All of them were suffering from some or the other ailment other than Covid-19, stated health department.
The district’s Covid-19 tally has now reached 15,292 to be precise. But after discharge of 11,536 persons after they recovered fully from the coronavirus infection, 3,313 people are presently undergoing treatment.
Health department has ramped up testing for Covid-19 following which a record 4,720 samples were collected for test on Tuesday. Earlier, on Monday 4,314 samples were collected for Covid-19 test.