GB Nagar reports 53 new cases, 211 discharges in a day

Noida, June 29 (IANS) Even as Delhi continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, its neighbouring Gautam Buddha Nagar district, which comprises Noida and Greater Noida, witnessed just 53 new cases on Monday, while 211 people were discharged from different hospitals.

The district, which has sternly insisted in regulating to and fro traffic from Delhi, didn’t report any death in the last 24 hours.

The Uttar Pradesh government informed that 211 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of those discharged to 1,430. As on Monday, the district has 756 active cases. So far, Gautam Buddha Nagar has reported 22 Covid related deaths.

As on Monday, GB Nagar has 257 Category 1 and 56 Category 2 containment zones.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state, has reported 685 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while 698 people have been discharged from different hospitals.

–IANS

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