indiaUpdated: Nov 19, 2020, 09:51 ISTUttar Pradesh is rolling out the second phase of the focused sample testing drive for Covid-19 from November 19 which will go on till November 30. Also read | Delhi: Wedding curbs back as coronavirus cases hit 500,000Earlier, a 16-day focused sample test drive was organised across the state from October 29 to November 9. These included auto-rickshaw drivers, rickshaw pullers, mehndi and beauty parlour staff, sweet shop staff, security staff of malls, staff of electronics shops and vehicle showrooms, retail shop keepers, people working in fruit and vegetable markets. Lucknow reported 294 fresh cases on Wednesday, Kanpur 117, Prayagraj 145, Ghaziabad 134, Gautam Buddh Nagar 179 and Meerut 260. During the last 24 hours, 2,390 fresh cases were reported and 2,529 patients were discharged after recovery.

Source: Hindustan Times November 19, 2020 04:22 UTC