With emphasis on strict screening, proper treatment and aggressive vaccination, Uttar Pradesh has been able to restrict the number of fresh COVID-19 cases below 100 for over two consecutive months.
Indicating a steep decline in COVID-19 cases, UP reported just 11 new novel coronavirus infections on Monday. The new cases of the deadly viral infection have declined by more than 38,000 from its peak at 38,055 on April 24.
The state has also been able to restrict the daily Covid case count below 50 for nearly 40 days in a row.
The lesser number of new cases on Monday, however, is not because Uttar Pradesh has decreased Covid sample testing as under its stringent T3 (Trace, Test and Treat) initiative, a total of 1.82 lakh samples were tested for coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours. Continuing its positive recovery trend, Uttar Pradesh also reported that as many as 15 more COVID-19 patients had recovered, taking the total recovery to more than 16.86 lakh so far.
Out of the 75 districts in the state, only eight districts reported fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the active and new infections declined to zero in as many as 31 districts.