<span style="color: #222222;">Uttar Pradesh government is conducting around one lakh fifty thousand Covid tests per day in the state. Yesterday, more than 1.55 lakh tests were conducted in a single day. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressing satisfaction over the record single day tests asked officials to maintain the momentum.<br />''<br />''Presiding over a high-level unlock review meeting yesterday Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the contact tracing is also an important factor in containing COVID-19, hence emphasis should be  given upon. He said  availability of oxygen and essential medicines should be ensured in the COVID hospitals  and there should not face any shortage of these essential medical items.  So far, two lakh 70 thousand 94 COVID-19 patients have been cured in the state  and the rate of recovery from corona has gone up to 78. 79  per cent . Additional Chief Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad said  that at present the total number of active cases in the state is 67 thousand 825, out of which 35 thousand 124 people are living in home isolation. He said that so far 4 thousand 869 people have died due to Corona in the state.  The capital Lucknow remains worst hit where record 1244 new Corona  patients were traced yesterday. The total number of Corona cases has reached 33 thousand  4 hundred 89 . Kanpur Nagar stands at second place where 407 new cases were detected and the total number of Corona cases has reached 16 thousand 6 hundred 78. </span><br />