LUCKNOW : Four more people have died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking their number to 165 as 273 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state, a senior UP government official said on Monday.
With this, the number of confirmed cases rises to 6,541, they said, adding that the count of active cases stands at 2,606. "So far, 165 COVID-19 patients have died in the state, while as many as 273 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported from the state," principal secretary, medical and health, Amit Mohan Prasad said.
So far, 3,581 patients have recovered from the disease in the state and have been discharged, he said. Prasad also said that pool testing of 936 samples was done. "As many as 736 were in five-sample pools, while 200 were in