Maintaining the positive recovery trend -- high recoveries and a low number of fresh COVID-19 cases – has reduced the active caseload in Uttar Pradesh to 93,757.
In a sharp contrast to Uttar Pradesh, sparsely populated states like Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu account for a heavier active caseload of 2,47,227, 2,79,930 and 1,87,358 respectively.
According to an official communiqué released here on Sunday evening, out of 2,32,051 samples tested in the last 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh, only 13,830 were positive for novel coronavirus infection. In the same period, another 16,521 COVID-19 patients recovered from the infection. The rate of growth has started slowing down, indicating a reduced transmission rate.
Where other major states have been witnessing a greater surge of fresh COVID-19 infections (daily cases ranging up to 30,000), Uttar Pradesh, with emphasis on effective screening, aggressive vaccination and containment measures, has been able to control the spread of novel coronavirus infection comparatively well.
Leading India’s vaccination drive with over 24.85 crore total doses of Covid vaccine administered, Uttar Pradesh is followed by Maharashtra with 14.60 crore doses administered so far. In terms of percentage, about 65 per cent of the adult population is fully vaccinated and over 98 per cent have received one dose of the vaccine.
Strengthening its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttar Pradesh has also administered over 7.80 lakh ‘precautionary doses’ of the Covid vaccine to healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 years.
Committed to providing protection cover to children in the age group of 15-18, the state has so far administered vaccine doses to over 56 per cent teenagers. Since the beginning of the inoculation drive for this age bracket, more than 7,800,084 teens have received their first dose of the vaccine. The government has also set a target to provide complete first dose coverage to all the eligible teens by January 25.
Just a few days after crossing the 24 crore dose milestone, UP has inched closer to crossing the 25 crore Covid vaccine shots. This will be another major landmark as the state continues to conduct one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in the country.