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3121 new Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh in a single day; Lucknow reports 408 cases
As fresh cases more than double, in a day in Uttar Pradesh, new guideline says home isolation for 7 days
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Lucknow: In the last 24 hours, 3121 cases of corona virus have been reported in Uttar Pradesh. Due to which now the active cases have reached 8224 in the state. The highest number of new cases in the state during the past 24 hours was reported from Gautam Buddh Nagar (600), followed by Lucknow (408) , Meerut (401) and Ghaziabad (382) infected have been found. Whereas, 126 cases have come out in Varanasi, 131 in Agra and 128 in Prayagraj.
4040 new cases have been found in the last five days. The infection tally in the state not stands at 16,88,058 and over 9.37 crore Covid tests have been done so far.
Coronavirus is wreaking havoc in Uttar Pradesh.
If we look at the figures of the last five days, 4040 new cases have been reported. 383 new cases were reported in the state on January 1, 552 on January 2, 572 on January 3, 992 on January 4 and 2038 on January 5. At the same time, 03, 37, 34, 77 and 51 people were recovered respectively.
Amid an ongoing surge in new Covid-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday stressed on strict compliance of new guidelines, including closure of all schools up to Class 10 till January 16.
As many as 2,038 fresh Covid cases were detected in the state on Wednesday, up from 992 on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a high-level meeting to review the situation and directed the officials to declare holiday in all schools up to Class 10 till January 16, an official spokesperson said.
VACCINATION OF TEENS
Students of classes 11-12 should be called to school only for vaccination purposes and given holiday on the vaccination day and the next day. Their classes should be conducted through online mode only, the official said.
Vaccination is going on smoothly in the state, the official said, adding that more than 13 crore people above the age of 18 have received the first dose, while over than 7.58 crore have taken both doses.
COVID RESTRICTIONS
The state government had on Tuesday issued new guidelines, extending night curfew by two hours from 10 pm to 6 am from Thursday and closure of schools up to Class 10 till Makar Sankranti among others.
