No Covid case in 54 Uttar Pradesh districts, 12 other now pandemic-free

LUCKNOW: Just 33 cases of Covid-19 infection have been reported in the past 24 hours according to the official coronavirus status bulletin released here on Friday.
Officials pointed out that as many as 54 districts recorded zero cases, while 12 districts of the state have become pandemic-free with the active case tally touching a zero. They, however, reiterated the importance of prevention stating that the risk of complications caused by the virus was still there.
Additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad said that the state is now left with 469 active cases which is over 99% lesser than the peak of 3.10 lakh cases reported on April 30. He added that two persons died of the pandemic infection in the past 24 hours.
ACS, information, Navneet Sehgal added that on an average, 2.5 lakh Covid-19 tests are being done in the state every day despite fall in the number of cases. Numbers show that test positivity rate for the past 24 hours was 0.01% and the recovery rate was 9.6%.
The two officials advocated the need for prevention despite the decline in cases as the risk of pandemic infection and its complications was still prevalent.