Covid-19: UP makes masks must in 6 NCR districts, Lucknow

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The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made it compulsory for people to wear a face mask in public places in capital Lucknow and six NCR districts amid a rise in COVID cases in some adjoining states, an official said.

The increase in cases has had an impact on the districts falling under the national capital region (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, 65 new Covid cases have been confirmed in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in Lucknow, the official said, adding that the chief minister has ordered "close monitoring" of the situation.

Across the nation, 2,183 new Coronavirus infections were reported, as per the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The virus claimed 214 in 24 hours, it said.

New Delhi has been witnessing an upward trend in daily COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate over the last few days, TPR on Sunday came down to 4.21 per cent from 5.33 per cent the previous day.

Directive to southern state

In another development, the Centre has asked Kerala to provide updated COVID-19 data daily and noted that the state reporting figures after a gap of five days has skewed India's key pandemic monitoring indicators such as cases, deaths and positivity rate.

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5,21,965 Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far
11,542 total no. of active cases in India

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