Patna: A medic administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at government health center, amid surge in corona virus cases across the country, in Patna On Monday, 19th 2021.(Photo:AFTAB ALAM SIDDIQUI /IANS)
Lucknow: The number of Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh has fallen to one digit with only 9 fresh cases reported on Monday.
The state has been able to restrict the number of fresh Covid-19 cases below 50 for over two consecutive months, testifying success of the multi-pronged approach adopted by the state government in limiting the transmission of the virus in the densely populated state, officials here said.
The active and fresh cases have declined to zero in 42 districts–Amroha, Ayodhya, Badaun, Baghpat, Ballia, Barabanki, Basti, Bahraich, Bijnor, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Gonda, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj, Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Mirzapur, Mainpuri, Mau, Pratapgarh, Rampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shamli, Shravasti, Sitapur, Unnao and Sonbhadra.
The Fresh cases have declined by more than 38,000 from their peak which was 38,055 on April 24. In sharp contrast to the most populous state, states like Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have been reporting a greater surge of fresh Covid-19 infections (daily cases ranging from 15,000-2,000)
”With strengthening the public health system, clear risk communication and active participation, the Yogi-led Uttar Pradesh has been able to effectively manage the pandemic with a steady decline in the number of fresh cases and covid deaths as compared to all other states,” they said.
Continuing its positive recovery trend, Uttar Pradesh also saw as many as 4 Covid-19 patients discharged, adding up to the recovery of 16,87,015 people so far.
Consequently, the daily test positivity rate (TPR) in Uttar Pradesh has dipped to lower than 0.01 per cent from a high of over 16.84 per cent in April. Test positivity rate is the percentage of samples that test positive out of the total numbers of samples evaluated.
The state has been showing a much better recovery in terms of low daily positivity rate as compared to several other places with a lesser population such as Kerala (10.33%).
With the Covid condition in the state improving day by day, the recovery rate has climbed up to 98.8 per cent.
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