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Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits Gautam Buddh Nagar takes stock of the situation at vaccine centres

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has arrived in Gautam Buddh Nagar to review Covid health facilities and vaccination drives being undertaken by administration officials.

Addressing the media on Sunday afternoon, Adityanath said that the government was strengthening Covid measures and making preparations to tackle the third wave of the pandemic whenever it hits. The CM’s visit is a part of a state-wide review of the Covid situation in various districts.

Adityanath said that 8,000 rapid response teams are working across the state to trace infections and prevent the virus from spreading. He also visited the Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra where a vaccination drive for media persons is taking place.

The focus of the CM’s visit will be on Covid management in rural areas including Jewar and Bisrakh among other villages. Adityanath will also interact with health officials and members of the administration to review testing facilities in these areas.

Since May 3, the government officials have been directed to form teams consisting of Anganwadi and Asha workers, Lekhpals and civil defence volunteers, and deploy them specifically in rural areas, the CM said during his interaction with the media. The state government has also floated a tender for vaccines in which six companies have participated, he added.

The CM also said that around 10,000 cases were reported in the state on Saturday and that the positivity rate has come down to 5.6 per cent. Gautam Buddh Nagar on Saturday reported 480 cases, taking the tally of active cases to 6,850.

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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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