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In Uttar Pradesh, the State Government is taking all steps to contain COVID-19 infection. The recovery rate has reached 81.25 per cent in the state. All efforts are being done for more tests and contact tracing. 

COVID-19 death toll in the state has reached to 5,212 after 77 more people succumbed to the disease yesterday, while 5,722 fresh cases detected  pushed the tally to 3,64,543. According to State Health Department sources, there are 63,148 active cases in the state, while 2,96,183 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection so far. Of the 77 fresh COVID-19 deaths, 14 were reported from the state capital, Lucknow, while six each were reported from Kanpur and Prayagraj.

Four deaths each were reported from Gorakhpur, Meerut and Jhansi. As far as the fresh COVID-19 cases are concerned, 969 were reported from Lucknow, followed by 277 in Prayagraj. While Kanpur and Gautam Buddh Nagar each reported 244 fresh cases, Varanasi recorded 203 new cases.