Covid-19 cases in the state stands at 1,63,003.Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh were at 12,547 and Covid-19-related fatalities were at 281.Of the fresh deaths, Meerut reported 27 followed by Lucknow (20), Kanpur (13), Chandauli and Basti (12), Mathura (10), the state government said in a statement.At 701, the maximum number of new cases were reported from Meerut followed by Lucknow (525), Varanasi (496), Deoria (471), Bulandshahr (451), and Saharanpur (437).In the last 24 hours, 24,837 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease taking the total number of patients discharged so far in the state to 14,39,096.More than 2.67 lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours.