Varanasi: The surge in
Covid cases continued unabated and broke all previous records with 2,484 more people testing positive in Varanasi in the last 24 hours.
According to the daily medical bulletin, 2,484 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. The district also reported five more deaths caused by coronavirus.
The cumulative number of Covid cases increased to 36,432, while five deaths increased the number of fatalities to 416 in the district. The number of active cases also increased to 11,756 in Varanasi.
However, with the recovery of 500 patients, so far 24,260 people have recovered from Covid-19 infection in the district.
Meanwhile, the district administration has extended the night curfew in view of the rapid surge in coronavirus cases. According to the changed schedule, the night curfew will now start from 8pm and continue till 7am.
Jaunpur district reported 260 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, increasing the tally of cases to 8,738. With the recovery of 45 patients, 6,928 patients have recovered so far, while 109 patients lost their lives to the virus. Currently, Jaunpur has 1,701 active cases.
Mirzapur district too reported 246 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, increasing the cumulative number of cases to 4,856. With the recovery of 42 patients, so far 3,570 patients have been declared cured, while 47 persons lost their lives due to the coronavirus infection. Mirzapur has 1,239 active cases of Covid-19.
In Ballia district, 298 persons tested positive for coronavirus infection on Thursday, increasing the tally of Covid-19 cases to 10,272. With two more deaths, the number of fatalities rose to 121 in the district. Ballia has 1,659 active cases of coronavirus.
Sonbhadra district also reported 290 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday.