Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the 'Trace, Test and Treat' policy of the state government had proved useful in controlling novel coronavirus infection as only 24 new cases had been reported across the state in the last 24 hours.
During this period, 29 COVID-19 patients were discharged after successful treatment. At present, the state has 159 active cases.
Agra, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Baghpat, Ballia, Balrampur, Barabanki, Chandauli, Etah, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Kanpur Dehat, Kasganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Mainpuri, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur and Unnao do not have a single COVID-19 patient.
The Covid recovery rate in the state is 98.7 per cent. In the last 24 hours, 2,05,937 Covid tests were conducted in the state. With this, 7.87 crore Covid tests have been conducted in the state so far.
The chief minister said that the state government was providing the protection cover from coronavirus infection with Covid vaccination free of cost to all the citizens of the targeted age group.
Giving instructions to conduct Covid vaccination work in full swing, he said that the people eligible for the second dose of vaccine should be vaccinated on time.
In the meeting, the chief minister was apprised that till the Thursday, 10.68 crore doses of Covid vaccine had been administered in the state.
During the meeting, the chief minister was informed that 475 oxygen plants had become functional in the state due to the coordinated efforts of the Central and state governments. The chief minister directed officials to set up the remaining oxygen plants expeditiously.