Gorakhpur Becomes Free Of Covid-19 cases; Announces Yogi Adityanath
The state government last month lifted the night curfew, in place from 11pm to 6am
Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced that Gorakhpur in the eastern part of the state now has zero coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases.
Congratulating the healthcare officials Koo, an Indian microblogging and social networking service, Yogi said, “In Gorakhpur, the holy land of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ji, the number of Corona infected has become zero today. This achievement is due to the active participation of the district administration, the tireless work of the committed health workers and disciplined cooperation from honourable and dedicated public representatives and the people of Gorakhpur.”
Adityanath is the mahant or head priest of the Gorakhnath Math. He represented Gorakhpur in Parliament for 19 years for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but vacated the seat after taking over as Uttar Pradesh chief minister in 2017.
Amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the state, the government last month lifted the night curfew, in place from 11 pm to 6 am.
The number of active cases in Uttar Pradesh has stayed below 100 since October. On Saturday, the active cases went down by four and stands at 91. The state recorded just five new Covid-19 cases and one related fatality in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.
Meanwhile, India recorded 10,929 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 3,43,44,683, while 392 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,60,265, according to the health ministry.
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