The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made
it mandatory for people to wear a face mask in public places in the capital
Lucknow and six National Capital Region (NCR) districts as COVID-19 cases rose
in the state, a state government official said.

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The recent rise in COVID-19 cases has had
an impact on the districts falling under the NCR. Keeping this in mind, the
government has made use of masks mandatory in public places in Gautam Buddh
Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Baghpat as well as capital
Lucknow, an official spokesperson said.

In the last 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh
registered 65 new COVID-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in
Lucknow, the official said, adding that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has
ordered “close monitoring” of the situation.

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In view of the improving COVID-19
situation, the Uttar Pradesh government had given relaxation in wearing face
masks earlier this month.

A daily bulletin released Monday morning
by the Union Health Ministry stated that India on Sunday witnessed a jump of nearly 90%
daily COVID-19 cases, registering 2,183 new coronavirus infections as compared
to 1,150 cases that were reported the previous day. With the addition of 2,183,
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases has increased to 4,30,44,280.

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The death toll has climbed to 5,21,965 with
214 fresh fatalities.

Meanwhile, the number of active cases has
declined to 11,542 and comprises 0.03% of the total infections. The national
COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76%.

The number of people who have recovered
from the disease surged to 4,25,10,773, while the case fatality rate was
recorded as 1.21%.

National capital Delhi has been witnessing
an upward trend in daily COVID-19 cases positivity rate in the last few days.
Delhi reported 517 cases on Sunday, which is 56 more than the previous day. The
positivity rate is 4.21% while no death was reported. With these new cases,
Delhi’s total infection tally has risen to 18,68,550. The death toll stands at
26,160.