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UP sees biggest single-day jump of 4,660 Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 1,18,038
LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest single-day spike of 4,660 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the state's virus count to 1,18,038.However, a government statement said 4,800 new cases were recorded in the state in the last 24 hours.Uttar Pradesh's tally stood at 1,13,378 on Friday.The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 2,028 with 47 more casualties in the state, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said.At present, there are 46,177 active cases in the state and 69,833 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery, he said.Of the latest casualties, five were reported from Kanpur Nagar; four from Bareilly; three each from Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Azamgarh; two each from Jhansi, Meerut, Ballia,