Gorakhpur: On Monday, a total number of 11,833 received the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 at booth number 126 in Gorakhpur while 1,295 were administered the second dose of the vaccine.
Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases rise in Gorakhpur with the detection of 438 new cases in Gorakhpur on Sunday while three patients died at BRD Medical College, as per the district administration.
With the new cases, the Covid tally of the district reached to 23,874 till Sunday evening of which 21,459 were discharged after being declared cured. At present there are 438 active positive cases in Gorakhpur. Total number of deaths reported due to Covid till Sunday evening was 374 and the number of active cases were 2,041.
Around 290 active cases were reported in urban areas of the district and 143 in rural areas.
A 65-year-old woman and two men of 40 and 75 years of age died of coronavuirus infection on Sunday.