Uttar Pradesh reports 30,596 cases, 129 deaths in highest one-day spike

Uttar Pradesh registered the highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases as well as fatality count, with the disease claiming 129 more lives, while 30,596 fresh cases pushed its tally to 8,51,620.

This news comes a day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath instructed officials to set up 10 oxygen plants in the state. He has also directed the Health Minister and Additional Chief Secretary (Health) to identify locations to set up such plants and start the construction work immediately.

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Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said in the last 24 hours, 30,596 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from the state, while 9,041 patients recovered from the disease.

A total of 6,50,333 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered from the disease in the state, he added.

With the 129 fresh fatalities, the death toll due to the viral disease stands at 9,830, the official said.

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The count of active COVID-19 patients in the state stands at 1,91,457, he added.

Prasad also informed that over 3.82 crore samples have so far been tested for the viral disease in the state, including more than 2.36 lakh in the last 24 hours.