LUCKNOW: Now 47 UP districts have less than 50 active Covid cases, as per the data from the state health department.
Health department officials said this suggests that the pandemic activity has reached the ebb.
The state now has 3,910 active cases and except Lucknow, all districts have less than 200 active cases.
The decline in Covid cases continued on Tuesday, with the state recording 255 new cases and 397 recoveries.
However, compared to Monday, when 215 new cases were reported, the entries on Tuesday showed an increase.
In terms of new cases, only four districts recorded more than 10 new cases, while 16 districts registered had zero cases.
The data also indicated that the state’s recovery rate has reached 98.5% About the pandemic situation in state, additional chief secretary, information, Navneet Sehgal, said: “The control over Covid situation in the state is an outcome of UP’s aggressive policy of trace, test, treat which is being complimented with vaccination.” He, however, insisted that Covid-19 appropriate behaviour (CAB) is the first layer of prevention against the infection and the key to it lies in the hands of every person.
“CAB acts as the first defence against the pandemic virus and everyone must adhere to it, especially given the anticipated third wave,” he stated.