After many days, the number of deaths dropped below the 200-mark even as Uttar Pradesh reported 7,735 fresh cases in last 24 hours while 17,668 patients recovered. As many as 172 patients succumbed to the deadly infection.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said on Friday that the active cases were 30,320 less than the maximum cases which were reported on April 24.
In the last 24 hours, 17,668 patients have recovered while the total number of active corona cases in the state now is 1,06,276, which is 68 per cent less than that (3,10,783) recorded on April 30.
Officials said the recovery rate is continuously increasing in the state. Currently, the rate has increased to 92.5 per cent. In the last 24 hours, 2,89,210 Covid tests were conducted in the state.
Ghaziabad recorded the highest number of fresh infections at 1,003, followed by 892 in Gorakhpur, 427 in Meerut and 286 in Lucknow.
In the last 24 hours, 15 patients died in Varanasi, followed by 12 in Lucknow, 11 in Saharanpur nine in Meerut, and eight in Gautam Buddha Nagar.