Uttar Pradesh: Govt lifts Night Curfew amid Decline in Covid cases
The State Govt of Uttar Pradesh has announced to lift night curfew.
The Uttar Pradesh government has recently announced that it has decided to end the night curfew from today (February 19) as the number of daily infections are declining in the state.
"In view of a sharp drop in coronavirus cases, it has been decided to end the night curfew from today," said Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi.
In the past 24 hours, as many 842 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the caseload in the state to 20,63,9041. The active cases have dropped sharply from around 15,000 a week ago to 8,683 today.
Today, India has reported a 14 per cent decline in daily cases as it reported 22,270 cases.
The 2,53,739 active cases comprise 0.59 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.21 per cent, the ministry said.
