Noida’s Covid active cases less than 3,000 for first time in over 1 month

NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Gautam Budh Nagar recorded 137 new Covid cases and five deaths on Tuesday, taking the toll to 425. Currently, there are 2,953 active cases in the district. The tally has been less than 3,000 for the first time in more than a month.
So far, Noida has detected 61,846 Covid cases and in the past 24 hours, 910 people have been discharged from various hospitals.
Neighbouring Ghaziabad reported 145 new cases and one death on Tuesday. The death toll in the district now stands at 421 and so far, 54,353 Covid cases have been recorded. In the past 24 hours, 181 patients were discharged from hospitals and released from home isolation across the district. According to official data, 51,905 people have recovered so far.
There are 2,027 active cases in Ghaziabad. The recovery rate stands at 95% and the fatality rate is 0.8%.
In Noida, 10,474 people were vaccinated at 65 government centres on Tuesday. The footfall crossed the 10,000-mark for the first time since the inoculation drive for the 18-44 age group started. The number of centres, however, was reduced to 65 from 75. Those who were inoculated included 452 people over 60 years, 1,432 in the 45-59 years category and 8,586 in the 18-44 group.
In Ghaziabad, 12,313 people were vaccinated. According to official figures, 9,058 people were in the 18-44 years category, 2,277 people were in the 45-59 years group and 894 people were above 60 years. They were inoculated at 74 session sites at 45 government centres.