Uttar Pradesh: Active Covid-19 cases down 39% since peak

LUCKNOW: Active cases of novel coronavirus infection in Uttar Pradesh have declined by 39% since the peak on September 17. Against 68,235 cases at the peak, the number of active infections was reported to be 41,287 on Friday.
With this, the situation in the state as on date is now comparable to the situation on August 4. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also expressed happiness over the decline in the number of active cases which are a measure of pandemic activity in a place.
“It took about 44 days for the Covid cases to increase from 41,000 to reach the peak while the cases have subsided to the same level in 22 days,” said additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad. He also pointed out that for the past 22 days in a row the number of recovered cases has been more than new cases.
On Friday, 3,249 new cases were reported, while the number of patients recovered was 4,424. As per the Covid bulletin, the total number of infections crossed 4.30 lakh, while the total number of persons recovered reached 4.3 lakh. Prasad stated that the recovery rate for UP had increased to 85.9%. The state also recorded the death of 48 persons, taking the total deaths to 6,293.
ACS, information, Navneet Sehgal, said that reviewing the Covid-19 situation in districts with Team-11, the CM directed that all effective measures should be taken to break the Covid infection chain. “The CM also gave instructions for special vigilance on the Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Prayagraj, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar and Varanasi besides telling authorities to strengthen the treatment facilities if need be,” he said.
In another decision, the CM told officials to take stock of the situation in districts where the recovery rate was low so that adequate steps may be taken to improve the situation.