Uttar Pradesh takes giant leap forward towards being Covid-free

UP Battles Covid: One-day rise in Covid cases below 100 for first time in over 4 months >> Uttar Pradesh registers lowest single-day tally for first time since second wave surge of cases >> UP’s Covid-19 timeline: UP records lowest TPR at 0.04 percent, even lower than first wave >> Over 50 lakhs fully vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh; more than 2.85 crore take first dose

Lucknow, July 6, 2021 ///// Taking a big leap forward towards its victory in the battle against coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday witnessed the steepest decline in the number of fresh cases as the state logged new infections below 100 for the first time in nearly four months. Eliminating the deadly second Covid-19 wave, Uttar Pradesh limited the number of fresh infections to just 93, making it the lowest daily-case count for the state since March 1. 

With this encouraging sign, the state’s recovery rate now stands at a good 99 percent testifying the success of the ‘UP’s Covid-19 Model’ in taming the raging disease that has also been praised by experts nationally and globally and is serving as a model for other states to replicate. 

Continuing the downward trend, Uttar Pradesh recorded another significant drop in the daily Covid test positivity rate (TPR) — the number of positive cases against the total tests done — on Monday as it dipped to 0.04 percent, the lowest so far. This rate was at its highest at 16.84 percent on April 24 and now remains even lower from the phase when the first covid-19 wave was controlled. With this encouraging sign, the state’s recovery rate now stands at a good 99 percent testifying the success of the ‘UP’s Covid-19 Model’ in taming the raging disease that has also been praised by experts nationally and globally and is serving as a model for other states to replicate.

Continuing the downward trend, Uttar Pradesh recorded another significant drop in the daily Covid test positivity rate (TPR) — the number of positive cases against the total tests done — on Monday as it dipped to 0.04 percent, the lowest so far. Continuing the downward trend, Uttar Pradesh recorded another significant drop in the daily Covid test positivity rate (TPR) — the number of positive cases against the total tests done — on Monday as it dipped to 0.04 percent, the lowest so far. This rate was at its highest at 16.84 percent on April 24 and now remains even lower from the phase when the first covid-19 wave was controlled. With this encouraging sign, the state’s recovery rate now stands at a good 99 percent testifying the success of the ‘UP’s Covid-19 Model’ in taming the raging disease that has also been praised by experts nationally and globally and is serving as a model for other states to replicate. Continuing the downward trend, Uttar Pradesh recorded another significant drop in the daily Covid test positivity rate (TPR) — the number of positive cases against the total tests done — on Monday as it dipped to 0.04 percent, the lowest so far. This rate was at its highest at 16.84 percent on April 24 and now remains even lower from the phase when the first covid-19 wave was controlled. Emerging as a leader in conducting maximum COVID Tests, Uttar Pradesh has tested as many as 5,93,31,655 samples for the novel coronavirus infection so far. 

Over 50 lakhs fully vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh

A total of 50.09 lakh persons became fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh. On July 5, as many as 8.68 lakh vaccine doses were given. So far the State has administered a total number of 3.35 crore doses. UP is the fourth state in the country where more than 50 lakh persons have taken both the doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. The Chief Minister has instructed the officials to encourage online slot booking to facilitate vaccination. People can register for vaccination through Common Service Centers in villages.

UP becomes self-reliant in Oxygen Generation

In a bid to achieve self-sufficiency in production of the life-saving fluid which became scarce amid second covid wave across the country, Uttar Pradesh has ramped up its oxygen production as 138 out of the 528 sanctioned plants have become functional. As part of its mission to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of medical oxygen in Uttar Pradesh, the state government is currently working on war footing to get all plants functional by August 15.

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