UTTAR PRADESH : Uttar Pradesh recorded 15 more deaths and 636 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the tally past the 20,000-mark as the fatalities mounted to 611.At 20,193 cases, the state has added 12,370 to the count since June 1 when the Centre began the "Unlock-1" phase, gradually lifting the curbs imposed nationwide to contain the spread of coronavirus.Up to June 1, the state had reported 7,823 cases and 213 deaths due to COVID-19.Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Awanish Kumar Awasthi said 13,119 of the infected have been treated and discharged from hospitals.
The number of active cases stands at 6,463, he told reporters.He said 16,521 samples were tested on Wednesday, taking the number of samples tested so far to over.