LUCKNOW: The only death due to the novel coronavirus that took place in the state on Saturday was in Lucknow.
At least 16 persons also tested positive for the infection in the city. The figure was the highest in the state and accounted for 17% of the total cases (93). As many as 26 more patients recovered from the disease in the city in the past 24 hours.
The case count since the outbreak now stands at 81,668 in the state capital. Of these, 80,094 (98%) have recovered so far, while 1,186 succumbed to the disease. The number of patients with active infection status was 388 as of Saturday evening.