The Uttar Pradesh government today told the legislative council that no death due to lack of oxygen was reported in the state during the second wave of COVID-19, a claim rejected by the opposition.
179 coronavirus deaths reported in UP, toll rises to 20,672
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Last Updated: Jun 01, 2021, 09:49 PM IST
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Of the fresh deaths, 28 were reported from Lucknow, followed by 19 from Lakhimpur Kheri and 13 from Gorakhpur, a Health department release said.
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In the past 24 hours, more than 3.23 lakh samples have been tested, while so far, over 4.97 crore samples in the state have been tested, the release added.
With 179 fresh COVID-19 fatalities reported in Uttar Pradesh, the death toll in the state rose to 20,672 while the total cases in UP touched 16,92,709 with as many as 1,317 fresh cases on Tuesday.
Of the fresh deaths, 28 were reported from Lucknow, followed by 19 from Lakhimpur Kheri and 13 from Gorakhpur, a Health department release said.
The three sons of the Covid victim were hesitant to touch the body, so they brought in an excavator to carry it from their home to the burial site. There, they dumped their father, along with some other waste material.
Of the 298 fresh deaths, Lucknow reported 38, followed by 23 in Kanpur, 18 in Jhansi, 12 in Meerut, and 11 each in Allahabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghazipur, the statement issued here said. Lucknow also reported the maximum 2,179 cases, followed by 1,653 in Meerut, 1,518 in Muzaffarnagar, 1,485 in Saharanpur and 1,188 in Gautam Buddh Nagar.