LUCKNOW : With 6,692 people testing positive for COVID-19, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported the highest single-day surge in the number of fresh cases with state capital Lucknow topping the chart with 1,006 cases.
With 81 fresh COVID-19 deaths, so far 3,843 patients have succumbed to the viral disease in the state. The previous single-day highest spike in COVID cases, registered on August 30, was 6,233.
According to the UP government’s Saturday health bulletin, the bulk of 18 deaths was reported from Lucknow, followed by seven deaths from Kanpur.
Gorakhpur and Hardoi reported 5 deaths each. Varanasi reported 4 deaths and Ghaziabad three.Deaths in single figures were reported from each of the 75 districts of the state, barring a few..