5 new Covid-19 cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar; total count 134

Noida, April 28

Five more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday, taking the district’s tally to 134, officials said.

Among the new patients are a 45-year-old man from Sector 34, an 18-year-old girl from Sector 50, an 18-year-old boy from Sector 15 and a 71-year-old woman from Sector 93A – all four in Noida, besides a 50-year-old woman from Begumpur village in Greater Noida, he said.

On a brighter note, eight patients were discharged from hospitals in the district after being treated for the the virus, they said.

“A total of 190 reports have been received in the past 24 hours, of which five tested positive for Covid-19. The cumulative positive cases of coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar are now 134,” District Surveillance Officer Sunil Dohare said.

“So far, a total of 79 of the 134 patients have been cured and discharged, leaving only 55 active cases in the district,” he added.

The recovery rate of patients is 58.95 per cent, according to the official statistics. PTI