<span style="color: #222222;">In Uttar Pradesh, on the instructions of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the emphasis is being put on conducting more and more Covid-19 tests in the wake of increasing number of Corona cases at several places and in bordering districts to Delhi.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Special vigilance is being done in the border districts and all the appropriate facilities are being provided in the hospitals and testing capacity has been increased there. It is being taken&nbsp;care of that&nbsp;due to Delhi, the infection of Corona does not spread in the surrounding districts in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh. Random checking of people coming from Delhi is also being done so that people with infection may be identified and are given proper treatment.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Additional Chief Secretary Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told at Lucknow today that as of now one crore 79 lakh 85 thousand&nbsp; 811 samples for Corona have been tested&nbsp;in the State. He&nbsp;said&nbsp;that in the month of November Corona positive rate is prevailing at 1.6 per cent. Meanwhile, during the last 24 hours, 2,588 new cases of Corona were detected and presently there are&nbsp;23,806 active cases of Covid-19&nbsp;in the State. As of now a total 4 lakh 95 thousand 415 Corona patients&nbsp;have been recorded&nbsp;and a total 7,559 people lost their lives due to Covid-19&nbsp;in the State. He&nbsp;said&nbsp;that the recovery rate for Corona in the State is 94.04 per cent.</span><br />
News On AIR | November 22, 2020 7:09 PM
UP govt. intensifies Covid-19 testing in wake of increasing Corona cases