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Six more test positive for COVID-19 in UP; count rises to 49: Official

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Mar 27 2020 | 5:14 PM IST

Six more persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh, taking the number cases to 49, a top official said on Friday.

"Six fresh cases were found positive for coronavirus in the state on Friday," Principal Secretary Health Amit Mohan told reporters here.

"While four cases were found positive in Noida, two cases were found positive in Ghaziabad," Director Information Shishir told PTI.

So far, Agra has reported nine cases, three from Ghaziabad, 18 from Noida, eight cases from Lucknow, two each in Ghaziabad and Pilibhit and one each in Baghpat, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Moradabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Jaunpur and Shaml.

The state has so far recorded 49 cases, of which 14 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

Those cured include seven from Agra, two from Ghaziabad and four from Noida and one from Lucknow.

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First Published: Mar 27 2020 | 5:14 PM IST

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