Covid tests mandatory for International passengers in Uttar Pradesh

Amid the rising cases of Covid-19 in India, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday made Covid testing mandatory for everyone returning to country from abroad. The samples that tested positive for the infection were also instructed to have their genomes sequenced.

The directive was issued by the state government as India registered 6,155 new Covid cases in the previous 24 hours while the number of active cases increased to 31,194.

India's COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,51,259). The death toll climbed to 5,30,954 with 11 deaths, including two reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

At 31,194, the active cases comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.74 per cent, according to the health ministry website.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.63 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.47 per cent.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,89,111, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.