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Breaking all previous records, UP sees single-day Covid jump of 15,353 cases, Lucknow tops in list
The state witnessed another record spike on Sunday, as the state saw its infection tally increase by more than 15,000 for the first time.
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has broken all records of Covid infection this year. The state witnessed another record spike on Sunday, as the state saw its infection tally increase by more than 15,000 for the first time. With the latest rise, Uttar Pradesh's caseload has gone up to 692,092.
"There were 15,353 fresh cases in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours and the active caseload has risen to 71,241," Amit Mohan Prasad, additional chief secretary (health), said. Recovered cases, according to the official, have risen to 71,241, while total recovered cases are at 611,622. The number of vaccine doses administered against the viral disease has risen to 8,515,296.
According to the health department, 67 more people succumbed to Covid-19 on the day, taking the state's death toll to 9152. Nearly 50% of the deaths were in the capital city of Lucknow, which logged 31 fatalities.
On Saturday, 12,787 new coronavirus disease cases were detected in the state--the highest in a single day, before being surpassed by the one on Sunday.
Yogi Govt imposes many restrictions:
The state government has introduced several curbs to contain the spread of the pandemic. On Sunday, the education department announced the closure of all government and private schools for Classes 1 to 12, till April 30. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has clarified that the pre-scheduled exam will continue. Staff can be called for necessary work in the office.
On religious places
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday (April 10) put a cap on the number of people entering a religious place at a time, in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases. No more than five people will be allowed to enter a religious place at one time in Uttar Pradesh.
In Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi, the state government has permitted only 50 per cent workforce in government and private offices amid surge in coronavirus cases.
Last week, a night curfew was announced for 10 districts, including Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj, till the end of the month. A night curfew has also been ordered in all the districts whose caseload of active infections is more than 500.
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