127 new COVID-19 cases detected in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, May 2

With 127 more people testing positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the number of confirmed cases in the state has risen to 2,455, officials said here.

COVID-19 cases have so far been reported in 64 of the 75 districts in the state. Six among these 64 districts have no active cases at present, Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Health Secretary, said. The number of active cases in the state stands at 1,756, he added.

As many as 43 deaths have so far been reported with a total of 656 patients treated and discharged from hospitals, Prasad said. A detailed government order for screening of migrant labourers and workers returning to the state was also issued on Friday, added.

“All those returning will be first screened. Those found healthy will be home-quarantined for 21 days. Those showing even minor symptoms will be stopped from proceeding homewards and will be subjected to detailed testing,” the official said.

If these people test positive for COVID-19, they would be sent to isolation wards in hospitals. If not, they would be stopped for seven days, Prasad said, adding that after seven days, they would be screened again. “If the results are negative, they will be placed under home-quarantine for 14 days,” he added.

Since a large number of migrants would be returning to the state, arrangement of community surveillance was being made, the principal secretary said. For this, ‘gram nigrani samitis’ were being formed in rural areas and ‘mohalla nigrani samitis’ in urban areas, he added. PTI