LUCKNOW: With at least 52 districts reporting not a single case of Covid-19, only 36 new cases were registered across the state in the last 24 hours, bringing down the number of active cases to 664.
Ten districts – Aligarh, Amroha, Etah, Farrukhabad, Hathras, Kasganj, Kaushambi, Mahoba, Pratapgarh and Shravasti – have been declared Covid-free. At least 23 districts reported new cases but in single digit. In view of the possibility of the third wave of coronavirus pandemic, the number of oxygen plants and ventilator beds have been ramped up in the state. Out of the 541 sanctioned oxygen plants, 254 have become functional. The government also claimed to have readied 156 beds for children of which 56 beds are equipped with ventilators. “The remaining beds have oxygen support through pipelines and the paediatric Covid ward is ready for use,” a government statement said.
"It is heartening to see a drop in active cases to the levels witnessed at the initial stage of the pandemic. However, instead of being complacent, people must continue to strictly follow safety protocols and take advantage of the mega vaccine drive. This is the only way to avoid the loss of lives witnessed during the second wave of pandemic in April-May this year.-TimesView"
“Ventilator unit with 40 beds for children is also ready at Lucknow’s Balrampur Hospital and an oxygen generation plant is functional to fulfill the oxygen requirement of 100 beds,” it said.
The daily positivity rate in the state stands at 0.01% which is the lowest in the country. Daily fresh cases have been limited to less than 100 for nearly 20 days now. With a density of 690 people per square kilometre, UP is also the only state in the country to have tested more than 3 lakh samples a day and over 6.5 crore samples so far.
