LUCKNOW: Over 40% of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is now Covid-19 free as the state government on Sunday declared that out of the total 75 districts in UP, active caseload in 31 districts has fallen down to zero.
The total active caseload in the entire state was also recorded at a further low of just 159 active cases as of Sunday.
Additionally it was said that about 21 districts of the state are now left with a single active case each.
The districts, as per the government, with zero active Covid cases presently include Amethi, Amroha, Baghpat, Ballia, Balrampur, Etah, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mau, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shravasti, Varanasi, Sitapur and Unnao.
“It has happened because of emphasis on strict screening, proper treatment and aggressive vaccination,” the government’s official statement read on Sunday.
In the last 24 hours, the state also reported 13 fresh Covid cases and seven patients recovering from the disease. The overall positivity rate in UP now stands at 2.16% while the recovery rate is at 98.8%
“The fresh cases have declined by more than 38,000 from its peak which was 38,055 on April 24. The state has also been able to restrict the daily Covid case-count below 50 for over 50 days in a row,” said the official press note.
UP is also close to administering 11 crore vaccine doses, leading the country’s vaccination drive on a war footing.
