2,049 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths in Uttar Pradesh

With 2,049 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally of Uttar Pradesh rose to 4,76,034 on Wednesday while the death toll due to the disease reached 6,958 as 18 more people succumbed to the virus.

 

"In the last 24 hours, 2,049 fresh cases were detected while 2,742 people were discharged. The number of active cases in the state is



25,487 while 4,43,589 patients have been treated and discharged. The death toll due to the disease has reached 6,958 with 18 fresh deaths," Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters.

 

The total number of cases has reached 4,76,034 and the recovery rate of the state is 93.18 per cent, he said.