1,985 fresh coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh

The COVID-19 infection tally in Uttar Pradesh went up to 5,51,179 with 1,985 new cases on Friday while the number of people who lost their lives due to the virus mounted to 7,877 with 29 more deaths. The number of active cases in the state presently stood at 22,665 of which 10,653 are in home isolation while 2,135 others are undergoing



treatment in private hospitals, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said.
 
As many as 5,20,637 people have recovered from infection and been discharged from hospitals of which 2,247 people have been discharged in the past 24 hours, he said, adding that the recovery rate in the state presently was 94.46 per cent.