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To prepare special strategy for COVID control in Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut directs CM Yogi.

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In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to prepare a special strategy for COVID control in Lucknow, Kanpur city and Meerut districts.

These districts have seen the surge in the number of new COVID cases recently.

The Chief Minister said that the state has been able to control the spread of the pandemic to a great extent.

This is a good sign that the number of active cases has come down during the last one week. It clearly shows that the strategy with regards to Corona control has been effective.

The strategy of UP Government for curbing the spread of infection is providing positive results now.

Despite having the highest number of COVID tests per day in the country which is more than 1. 5 lakh per day positivity rate is coming down and the recovery rate has reached 84.75 per cent.

From 18th of this month, the number of new COVID cases is less than the patients recovered per day.

On Monday also 3,838 new active cases were found in the state and 5,382 patients were discharged after full recovery.

The Chief Minister has appointed special officers in those 16 districts which have more than 100 new cases per day.

One Principal Secretary, one Special Secretary, one health specialist and one medical education expert is camping in these districts.

State currently has 53,953 active COVID patients and with 60 new deaths the toll of deaths due to the deadly virus has reached 5,652.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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