UP Fights Covid: No Fresh Cases Reported From 68 Districts

Lucknow, Sep 30 (TNA) Maintaining the positive recovery trend — high recoveries and a low number of fresh Covid-19 cases — have reduced the active Covid caseload in Uttar Pradesh to 159, while the percentage of active cases as against the total confirmed cases in the state is 0 percent.

The active Covid-19 cases in the most populous state has been brought down by over a remarkable 99 percent from its peak capped at 3,10,783 cases earlier in the month of April.

In a sharp contrast to Uttar Pradesh, sparsely populated states like Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu account for a heavy active caseload of 1,49,402, 36,794 and 17,231 respectively.

In another significant development, the Active Covid-19 cases have declined to zero in as many as 33 districts. Whereas about 20 districts of the state are just left with a single active case each.