Lucknow, April 21 (). Five new deaths due to Covid have been recorded in Uttar Pradesh. Deaths have been reported from Ghaziabad, Jaunpur, Sultanpur, Ghazipur and Chandauli. This is the first time this year that there have been so many deaths due to Kovid in a single day in the state.
The last time the state had five or more deaths in a day was 10 months ago.
Meanwhile, 840 new Covid cases were also recorded in the state.
With this, the number of active Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh reached 4,478 on Thursday.
Presently, there are active Covid cases in 74 districts in the state.
Mahoba is the only district where there is not a single active Covid case.
On Thursday, 110 new Covid cases were reported in Gautam Buddha Nagar and the active patients there reached 705.
Similarly, 82 new Covid cases were reported in Ghaziabad. 47 new cases were also reported in Meerut.
In Lucknow, 165 more people tested Covid positive.
During festivals and family gatherings, people with symptoms should ensure they remain in isolation, said Abhishek Shukla, secretary general of the International Doctors Association.
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