LUCKNOW: Covid-19 cases continued to rise on Saturday too with 1,061 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, while the number of recoveries recorded in the same duration was 255. The overall tally reached 6,12,372 of which 5,96,953 have recovered.
The number of active infections, however, increased by 11.6% in the past 24 hours -- from 5,842 on Friday to 6,615 on Saturday. Cases of active infection are an indicator of the present extent of the pandemic, doctors said.
The official bulletin revealed that while cases in Lucknow declined compared to the previous day, but Varanasi and Prayagraj recorded more than 40 new cases in the past 24 hours.
Spikes have been recorded in remote districts too. In Balrampur for instance, 33 new cases have been reported in the past two days. Likewise, 41 cases have been recorded in Rae Bareli and 39 cases have been recorded in Unnao in the past 48 hours.
Experts called for strict adherence to the Covid-19 prevention protocol. “The surge should not be seen as mere festive rush induced pattern. If care is not taken now, the situation will slip out of hands,” said an epidemiologist in a government medical institution.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to boost testing in the state and ensure that no less than 1.5 lakh tests are conducted per day.
The chief minister has also issued directions to ensure that adequate health infrastructure is available to attend to the patients.
As on date, 3,600 of the 6,615 persons are under home isolation while others are under treatment at private or government hospitals.