Indicating control over the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, out of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh, no fresh infection was reported from as many as 70 districts in the last 24 hours.
The state recorded only seven novel coronavirus positive cases.
High recoveries and a limited number of new COVID-19 cases has reduced the COVID-19 caseload in UP to 102.
Even as Uttar Pradesh’s active cases continue to hover around the 100-mark, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure that everyone coming to UP from other states and abroad is tested for novel coronavirus infection .
As many as 41 districts, namely Agra, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Auraiya, Ayodhya, Budaun, Baghpat, Ballia, Bahraich, Bhadohi, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Ghazipur, Gonda, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kasganj, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shamli, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur and Unnao have reported no fresh or active COVID-19 case.
Uttar Pradesh has administered over 13.18 crore doses of Covid vaccine so far and that is no small achievement. In addition, the state has also achieved the landmark of administering the first dose of the Covid vaccine to over 67 per cent of the eligible adult population. Over 3.32 crore people in the state have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Maintaining strict vigil to prevent the outbreak of the Zika virus in UP, the government has intensified comprehensive surveillance and has implemented stringent containment curbs to check the breeding of mosquitoes.
In pursuance of the directives issued by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Health department has been carrying out frequent and extensive door-to-door sanitisation and fogging drives to check mosquito breeding. In addition, over 73,000 surveillance committees have been activated for screening, tracing patients showing viral symptoms, fever and influenza-like illness (ILI)
People are also being made aware to maintain cleanliness and curb breeding of mosquitoes near their homes.