UP becomes 1st state to cross 40 lakh mark of COVID-19 testing: Govt

Aug 19, 2020

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary of Health, Amit Mohan Prasad on August 19 briefed media over the current COVID-19. He said, in last 24 hours, 5,156 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, while recovery rate in UP stands at 68.78%. “Yesterday, 1,07, 768 COVID-19 samples have been tested in UP, which means the state crossed 40 lakh mark and became the number one state in terms of testing”, said Prasad.