UP records more 125 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking count to 974

With 125 fresh cases, the number of people infected with the coronavirus went up to 974 in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. According to a health department bulletin, 108 COVID-19 patients have been treated in the state so far and the number of active cases is 852. Of the 125 cases reported on Saturday, 86 are linked to last month's Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin, the bulletin said.

The state has recorded 14 COVID-19 deaths so far -- five from



Agra, two each from Moradabad and Meerut and one each from Lucknow, Kanpur, Basti, Bulandshahr, and Varanasi -- the bulletin said.

Earlier in the day, Principal Secretary, Health Amit Mohan Prasad said some districts have successfully beaten the disease and "this is a positive step".

Coronavirus cases were reported from 49 of the 75 districts in the state, he said, adding that some districts have successfully flattened the curve.