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The reports of RT-PCR tests are now available in 15 hours against the routine 24 hours as Uttar Pradesh braces to combat the Covid deaths while the number of fresh cases dipped to 6,725, the lowest in over a month. During the last 24 hours, 238 people succumbed to the viral infection while 13,590 recovered, pushing the recovery rate to 91.80 per cent. There are now 1.16 lakh active Corona cases in the state whereas till Wednesday their number was 1.23 lakh. Of the total active cases, 15 districts accounted for 60,816 infected patients.
“The UP government has paced up its testing facilities and now for the first time Covid test reports will be made available within 15 hours which used to take 24 hours earlier. In the last 24 hours, 6,725 new cases have been found in the state and Thursday is the first day after April 30, when no district crossed 500 mark in fresh cases in a day. Meerut reported the highest number of 442 new infections followed by Lucknow with 353 fresh cases, 381 in Varanasi, 93 in Kanpur, 73 in Agra and 39 in Ghazipur. In the last 24 hours, 21 people died in Lucknow, followed by 16 in Varanasi, 15 in Ghazipur, 12 in Agra and 11 each in Meerut and Kanpur City,” Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said in Lucknow on Thursday.
Prasad said that a total of 4.57 crore people have been tested for Covid in UP so far. The rate of recovery from corona infection in the state has increased to 91.80 per cent. “As compared to April 30, coronavirus infection is under control and recovery rate has increased by more than 17 per cent. Active cases have also come down by 69 per cent. On April 30, there were 3.10 lakh active cases which has now come down to 1.16 lakh on Thursday. Besides, Covid positivity rate is also decreasing rapidly and while it was 14.1 per cent on April 30, it is down to just 2.15 per cent now,” he said.
Earlier, in a Team-9 meeting on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that with the policy of trace, test and treatment for prevention of Covid-19, efforts being made for the protection of life and livelihood of the people of the state were yielding satisfactory results as new cases are decreasing continuously, while the number of healthy people was increasing every day.
The CM said that acting on the policy of aggressive testing, 2 .91 lakh tests were conducted across the state in the last 24 hours. “The large-scale testing campaign aimed at keeping the villagers safe from Corona is yielding good results. Work should be done to increase the number of RRTs. The process of increasing the testing capacity of laboratories should be expedited,” he said.
At present, 82,801 positive cases are under home isolation. For their speedy recovery, the system of medical counseling should be further improved through tele-consultation. “There is a need to increase the number of doctors. Medical kits should be made available to patients of home isolation and their families as per the need through monitoring committees. Continuous monitoring of the medical kit distribution system should be done. Communicate with patients through district ICCC and CM Helplines and check the facilities being provided to them. Senior, experienced and elderly physicians should be approached and requested to help patients through tele-counselling,” he said.
The CM claimed that UP ranked first among the Indian states in providing Covid vaccine cover to people above 45 years and in the age group of 18-44. So far, 1.56 crore Covid vaccines have been administered in the state. Vaccine shots to 1.07 lakh people aged 18-44 years in 23 districts of the state were given on Wednesday while 7.46 lakh people in this age group have received vaccine jabs till date.