There was a marginal decline in fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 15,795 people testing positive for novel coronavirus infection across Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours whereas a day earlier the number of fresh cases was 16,016.
With this the total number of active case in the state has reached 95,148.
Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said on Saturday that a total of 2,58,904 samples were tested in the state on Friday out of which 15,795 were positive for coronavirus infection. A total of 9,60,63,472 samples have been tested so far in the state.
He said that in the last 24 hours, 5,031 people were cured of COVID-19.
Prasad said that 24,77,688 doses of Covid vaccine had been administered in a day in the state on January 14. Of this, 13,63,37,212 people have been given the first dose till Friday, which is 92.50 per cent of the population above 18 years of age. The second dose has been given to 8,45,03,536 people, which is 57.32 per cent of the people above 18 years of age. So far, 22,08,70,748 doses of Covid vaccine have been given to people above 18 years.
The additional chief secretary said that so far 47,25,939 first doses of vaccine had been given to adolescents of 15-18 age group, which was 33.72 per cent of their estimated number. He said that so far 3,30,142 precautionary doses of Covid vaccine had also been given.