Alarmed over a spike in coronavirus positive cases in Delhi, the Uttar Pradesh government has alerted the districts in the National Capital Region (NCR) and has asked people to take precaution during festivals at public places.
“We are witnessing a rise in the number of coronavirus positive cases in districts adjoining Delhi. While the average positivity rate in UP is around 1.5 per cent, it is higher in districts adjoining Delhi and this is a cause of concern. The district administrations have been asked to comply with Covid norms strictly,” said Principal Secretary (Health) Alok Kumar in Lucknow on Monday.
On Monday, 142 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Ghaziabad, 158 in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) and 146 in Meerut.
Meanwhile, there were 1,788 new COVID-19 cases across the state on Monday taking the tally to 4.85 lakh.
Till date, 4.55 lakh COVID-19 patients have recovered and 23,035 are under treatment in hospitals or in home isolation. On Monday, 2,040 COVID-19 patients recovered in hospitals or home isolation.
The recovery percentage in the state has touched 94 percent, which is higher than the national average.
Till date, 7,076 people have lost their lives to the lethal novel coronavirus in UP with 25 fatalities being reported in the last 24 hours.
On Sunday, a total of 1.34 lakh samples were tested for coronavirus infection, taking the total number of tests in the state to a record 1.51 crore.
Kumar said that the UP Health department was carrying out focused surveillance across the state and workers of sweet shops, parlours, mehndi studios, restaurants, auto drivers and others were being randomly tested for coronavirus infection and the tests would continue till Diwali.