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Covid under control in UP, preparing for third wave says CM Yogi Adityanath

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Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath has said no new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in several districts of the state while the number had come down to a single digit in some other districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Barring Lucknow, the number of active Covid-19 cases was less than 300 each in the remaining 74 districts, he said.

The chief minister was reviewing the Covid-19 situation at a high-level meeting on Wednesday. He gave directions to Team-9 that has been constituted for Covid-19 management in the state.

He said 2,86,396 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. So far, a total of 5,41,45,947 samples had been tested in the state while 16,74,999 people recovered from Covid-19.

He also said 310 new cases were reported across the state in the past 24 hours and 927 patients recovered from the Covid-19 infection during the same period. In all, there were 6496 active Covid-19 cases in the state at present and 3920 of these patients were undergoing treatment at home, he said.

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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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