There is worrying signs for Uttar Pradesh as it is witnessing an uptrend in its Covid situation with the number of active cases rising to 144 in the last 24 hours.
Nineteen new cases were also registered in the same period.
As per the official state Covid bulletin, the new cases were reported in Lucknow (5), Gautam Buddha Nagar (4), Ghaziabad (3), Mathura (2) and one each in Saharanpur, Kanpur Nagar, Gonda, Bulandshahr and Kaushambhi.
Health officials said that as many as 15 patients have recovered from the infection in the same duration.
The 144 active cases are spread across 38 districts of the state and more than 45 per cent of the active cases are concentrated in Lucknow (29), Gautam Buddha Nagar (19) and Ghaziabad (15).
Till now there has not been any reports of lockdown or making containment zone in the state. However the UP government along with the health officials have requested to follow strict COVID protocol to maintain the rapid spread of cases.
