Daily cases & deaths dip, testing up: Has the second Covid wave ebbed in UP?

With new Covid-19 cases on the decline, the number of deaths has dropped in Uttar Pradesh. Daily new deaths had touched a record high of 372 on May 7. It came down to 280 two weeks later. 

India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh seems to be coming out of the grip of the second Covid-19 wave. After a record high of 37,944 new cases on April 24, fresh infections eased to 7,186 on Wednesday, May 19. After Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, UP has recorded the maximum number of cases (16.45 lakh) so far. With a total of 18,352 Covid-related deaths in the state, UP has recorded the fifth-highest fatalities in the country. Only Maharashtra (84,371), Karnataka (23,306), Delhi (22,579) and Tamil Nadu (18,734) have recorded more deaths than UP. However, with cases on the decline, the number of deaths has also dropped in the state. Daily new deaths had touched a record high of 372 on May 7. It came down to 280 two weeks later.