The death toll due to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh rose to 27 with two more fatalities, while 177 fresh cases were reported on Saturday taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,793, the health department said.
Of the total cases reported in the state, 1,505 patients are undergoing treatment while 261 have been cured of the disease.
In a statement, Dr Vikasendu Agrawal, the Joint Director/State Surveillance Officer of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), said, "177 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state on Saturday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 1,793 from 57 districts."
Principal Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad said, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that hospitals, be it government or private, must strictly adhere to infection prevention protocol. For this, a team under an additional chief medical officer has been constituted."