Covid continues rampage; 1,117 more test +ve in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: The novel coronavirus continued its rampage in the state capital with over 1,100 new cases being detected for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
Total 1,117 new cases in 24 hours pushed the Covid-19 patient count to 38,336 since the outbreak.
The infection has soared in September with over 10,000 cases being reported in the month so far. In fact, the daily average case tally this month has mounted to 909 in comparison to 620 in August — an increase of 46%.
Experts said cases will increase further in coming days as each patient infects four others on an average. As the virus has an incubation period of 5-14 days, the infection chain set in motion by a patient picks pace gradually and numbers start growing exponentially.
The same trend is visible across the city. A micro picture revealed the top contributors to spike were from Gomtinagar, Rae Bareli road and Indira Nagar.
In Gomtinagar, 65 residents tested positive on Saturday with the prime locality recording highest number of cases since past 20 days. Health officers said residents, who came in contact with patients detected earlier, are now testing positive. In fact, entire families are testing positive, resulting in spike, they added
Rae Bareli road and Indira Nagar are also reporting surge in cases and have been among top five localities in daily new cases for several days now.
On Saturday, 54 cases were detected from Rae Bareli road and 52 from Indira Nagar, followed by Chowk 48, Jankipuram 42, Alambagh 39, Mahanagar 38, Aashiana 37, Chinhat and Hazratganj 35 each, Contonment 33, and Talkatora and Aliganj 32 each.
Of the cumulative caseload so far, 28,301 (73.8%), including 837 on Saturday, have recovered, while 9,539 (24.8%) are recuperating at home and in hospitals. About 506 (1.3%) could not survive.