Agra's Collector and District Magistrate on Saturday said that three new cases of coronavirus have been found in the city, taking the total number of cases to 92.
With new cases appearing every day in various areas of the city, Agra has become the new hotspot of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh. Agra has topped with total 22 hotspots of the pandemic, followed by Ghaziabad 13 with Lucknow, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Kanpur accounting for 12 hotspots each.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to seal hotspots in 15 coronavirus-hit districts in order to contain the outbreak of COVID-19. The 15 districts include Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), capital Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Firozabad, Maharajganj, Sitapur, Saharanpur and Basti.
Agra reported first COVID-19 death on Wednesday after a 76-year-old woman died SN Medical College and Hospital.
Lucknow, Agra, Ghaziabad, Saharanpur have emerged as new COVID-19 hotspots in Uttar Pradesh as coronavirus cases in the state continue to rise. At present, the state has over 300 COVID-19 patients including two deaths while 19 people have recovered.
Uttar Pradesh coronavirus confirmed cases have surged over 170 after 16 more people tested positive in eastern UP on Saturday. Noida is the worst-hit district and emerged as a hotspot for coronavirus cases in the state with 58 COVID-19 cases after a total of 13 more were confirmed to be affected with coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar on April 4.
Agra has witnessed 25 new coronavirus cases taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 45 in the district, informed Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh.
On Thursday, two absconding persons, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin last month, were held in Greater Noida and quarantined, police said. Two others, who had provided shelter to the Jamaat attendees, were also arrested and quarantined, they added.
According to government figures, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Uttar Pradesh has reached 42 with four patients identified on Thursday. There are eight cases from Agra, three from Ghaziabad, 14 from Noida, eight from Lucknow, two from Pilibhit and one each from Lakhimpur Kheri, Kanpur, Moradabad, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Baghpat and Shamli.
So far, there have been seven positive cases in the Taj city and five of the patients have recovered from the novel virus while two, including this woman, are under treatment, the Health Department officials said.
A factory worker who came in contact with the coronavirus positive businessman from Agra, has also tested positive, pushing the total number of coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh to six.
Coronavirus has landed in the national capital with a Delhi resident being diagnosed positive for the deadly virus. COVID-19 or Coronavirus has claimed over 3,000 lives across the globe. Now that the footprints are seen in Delhi, authorities are up in action in a bid to prevent its spread. But how did it reach Delhi?
The Uttar Pradesh government had on January 27 directed officials to set up 10-bed isolation wards in every district hospital and medical college of the state as a precautionary measure to deal with any suspected case of coronavirus.
A man caught in a compromising position with a married woman was forced to strip and then paraded naked in a village in Agra district.
The architectural grandeur of 17th century Taj Mahal and the story of its construction by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan left US President Donald Trump "impressed" during his visit to the famed mausoleum on Monday, according to the guide who accompanied him.
US President Donald Trump is set to land in India shortly. Trump will be accompanied by wife and first lady Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and his delegation. Trump will land in Ahmedabad, will also vsit Agra and finally arrive in New Delhi. Here's how much time the US President will spend in each city.
Ahead of Trump India visit, security teams are leaving no stone unturned to ensure a full-proof secure cover for the most powerful leader in the world, agencies have deployed langurs (long-tailed monkeys) on the route of Trump's convoy to tackle the menace of monkeys who create misery in Agra.
Streets are being spruced up, walls beautified with thematic paintings and the lawns of the iconic Taj Mahal getting bedecked with shimmering flowers as the historic city of Agra gears up to welcome US President Donald Trump.
In last two days, copious quantities of water has been released and men and machines mobilised to clean up the river bed right behind the Taj Mahal, just in case the president spent more time at the rear to view the Agra Fort and the holy river.
US President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit India on February 24 and 25, might cut short his stay in Ahmedabad to accommodate for a likely Agra visit, news agency IANS reported on Thursday. Quoting sources, it said Trump's visit to Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati is most likely to be canceled.
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