Throughout this six-month period, the pandemic raged on in the country’s most populous State, with cases and casualties increasing by the week. The run-up to the three-day Assembly session from August 20 was marked by an unprecedented rise in the number of cases and casualties. On August 18, Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of deaths in a single day (77). On the eve of the Assembly session, the total number of cases was 1,67,510. However, the government has laid down some strict regulations for the Assembly session.

Source: The Hindu August 21, 2020 07:07 UTC