Lucknow: With approximately 18,000 thousand tests being carried out per day, the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Uttar Pradesh have crossed the five lakh mark, according to the Chief Minister's Office.
इसके अलावा, लखनऊ, कानपुर, गोरखपुर, वाराणसी तथा झांसी मण्डलों में भी ऐसे पार्कों की स्थापना की जा सकती है।
— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) June 18, 2020
A tweet by the official handle of the Chief Minister's Office, UP added that the government is aiming to increase the testing limit to 20,000 per day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the launching of auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining, via video conference. pic.twitter.com/J2WYzgWk37
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2020
"There are 503 COVID hospitals active in the state right now, there are 1,01,235 beds available in them," the tweet added.
As per the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh has 14,598 confirmed COVID-19 cases. This includes 5,259 active cases while 8,904 patients have been cured and discharged so far. 435 deaths have been reported due to the infection in the state. (ANI)
