At 32,814, the active cases comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
Three students enrolled at two private schools in Ghaziabad have tested positive for coronavirus, while 16 cases including three among teachers were reported from a school in Noida, officials said on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar has recorded its first COVID-19 fatality after a gap of four months, taking the district's total deaths due to Coronavirus to 467, according to official figures.