Gorakhpur is free of Covid-19, announces UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that Gorakhpur now has zero Covid-19 cases. He also congratulated the healthcare officials and people of Gorakhpur for the achievement.

The chief minister made the announcement on social media and wrote that it was due to the active participation of the district administration, the tireless work of the committed health workers and disciplined cooperation from public representatives and the people that Gorakhpur has become free from Covid-19.

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The number of active cases in Uttar Pradesh has stayed below 100 since October. On Saturday, the active cases went down by four and stood 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.