LUCKNOW: The number of active infections in Uttar Pradesh went below 450 mark on Saturday. As per an official bulletin, the total number of active cases in the state was 446.
Besides, more than 50% of the active cases were concentrated in just seven districts with Mathura accounting for the maximum number of active cases with 40 entries.
Lucknow (39), Mainpuri (37), Prayagraj (35), Rae Bareli (31), Maharajganj (26) and Gautam Budh Nagar (20) are the other six districts.
The bulletin indicated that 15 districts in the state are now free from Covid-19, while 39 districts have less than five active cases.
Meanwhile, 42 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. With this, the Covid-19 tally for the state reached 17,08,918 of which 16,85,689 have recovered, while 22,783 have died. This translates into a recovery rate of 98.6% and a death rate of 1.3%. The bulletin also showed that 43 districts in the state recorded zero new cases. Despite this, officials advised caution as the risk of pandemic infection looms over the state.
