Delays in the delivery of test results amid an increase in the number of infections is adding to the anxiety of people of Uttar Pradesh. Until Monday, out of the 131, 763 coronavirus infected patients detected in Uttar Pradesh, 80,589 had been discharged from hospital treatment after recovering. Uttar Pradesh is likely to reach its peak in September, and then start to plateau, he said. Prasad said Uttar Pradesh was working to ramp up testing. In UP, although the positivity rate has remained relatively low, the low per capita testing numbers may be masking the true infection rate.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2020 02:35 UTC