Noida records five Covid-19 cases for second straight day

Noida: For the second day in a row,

Gautam Budh Nagar

reported five new

Covid-19

cases on Sunday. With this, the district now has the maximum number of new and active cases in the state.

On Sunday, the district and state capital Lucknow had 15 active cases — the highest in Uttar Pradesh. While Noida reported five new cases, two were recorded in Varanasi, and one each in Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj and Barabanki.

According to official data, the cases had started reducing in GB Nagar and no new infections were reported for four consecutive days till Saturday when five cases were added to the district’s tally, taking the active cases to 10.

While the rampant violation of social-distancing norms during the festivals could be behind the recent spike in infections, health officials said it was too early to see a trend or attribute the increase in cases to any reason. “The 10 cases recorded in the past two days are all separate incidents and there is no cluster. This is a relief and we cannot say that there has been a spread of infection from any particular source. The patients had come with different symptoms to various hospitals and were sent to a government facility for Covid-19 testing. Six of them were tested at Child PGI,” a senior health official said, adding that none of the patients was children and are not admitted to the hospital either.

All active cases, health officials said, were in home isolation and none of the patients was serious. In several cases, the patients also do not have any symptoms. The positive report came only when these patients got tested before travelling, as a mandatory rule.

Meanwhile, neighbouring Ghaziabad recorded no new cases over the last week. The district also has just one active case now.