Uttar Pradesh reported 11,159 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while 10,836 people recovered from the infection during this period, according to Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal.
Chairing a review meeting on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that tracing, testing, treatment and vaccination policy to prevent COVID-19 was a success.
“Effective control has been made on the third wave in the state. While the number of new cases is decreasing day by day, the number of people recovering is encouraging," he claimed.
At present, there are 93,924 active cases in the state out of which 91,519 are taking health benefits at home.
In the last 24 hours, 1,86,000 samples were tested for coronavirus infection out of which 11,159 tested positive for infection. In the same period, 10,836 people recovered in hospitals or in home isolation.
So far more than 24.92 crore doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered across the state which is the highest vaccination done in any state of the country. More than 97.78 per cent of people over the age of 18 years have received the first dose of the vaccine, while more than 65 per cent have received both doses of the Covid vaccine. Besides, more than 57 per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15-17 years in the state have been covered by the vaccine. Similarly, 60 per cent of those eligible for the booster dose have also been vaccinated.