UTTAR PRADESH : Fifty-nine people succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, raising the death toll caused by the disease to 2,926 in the state, a senior official said.Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said the case fatality rate stands at 1.56%.As many as 5,325 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in the state, taking the state-wide tally to 1,87,781, he said.The count of active cases in the state stands at 49,242.So far, 1,35,613 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after recovering from the disease with the recovery rate at 72.21%, he further said.The senior official said 1.3 lakh samples were tested in UP on Saturday.Across the state, 62,774 help desks have been set up for the convenience of.