Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to record more than two crore samples for COVID-19, said Additional Chief Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad on Saturday. Yesterday 1,66,938 samples were tested whereas a total of 21,028,312 samples have been tested so far across the state," said Prasad. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh has reported 29 deaths and 325 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry, on Saturday. The total active cases were 4,11,133, on July 22, 2020. The gap between recovered and active cases is nearing 86.50 lakh and presently stands at 86,49,133.

Source: dna December 05, 2020 15:45 UTC