MEERUT: With Meerut breaking all the previous records of Covid-19 cases by reaching the 741 mark on Sunday, the
positivity rate
in the district has reached 10%. This is even as the district authorities are conducting awareness drives to ensure that people practice social distancing and wear face masks at all times.
“Meerut recorded as many as 741 cases on Sunday. This accounts for a 10%
positivity
rate as 7,905 samples were tested on this day. The positivity rate graph is slowly increasing in the district,” a health department report said.
Notably, in the past week, the number of
Covid-19 cases in Meerut
has gone up considerably. It has broken all earlier records with 741 cases on Sunday, 716 cases on Saturday and 551 cases on Friday - each day surpassed the previous day’s figure.
Meanwhile, a purported video of a
Covid-19 positive
patient lying on the floor of a ward went viral on social media highlighting the difficult state of affairs inside Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) Medical College.
Dr Gyanendra Kumar, principal, said, “The video has come to our notice. It was found that the patient was willingly lying on the floor. If there has been any lapse or negligence, strict action will be taken a
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