AGRA SEES DIP IN COVID CASES DURING PARTIAL CURFEW: STUDY

AGRA : The partial statewide corona curfew seems to have a positive impact in Agra with the Taj city witnessing a decline in daily Covid cases, said a study conducted by the district administration.

The corona curfew from Friday 8 pm (April 30) to Tuesday 7 am (May 4), which was extended on May 3 for 48 hours and is in force till May 6 till 7 am has been further extended till Monday (May 10) 7 am.

As per the study, there were 893 Covid positive cases on Friday (April 30) when partial corona curfew began and the number gradually fell and on Wednesday (May 5) 205 cases were reported.

Such downward trend was also witnessed in daily sample positivity which was at peak in last days of April and has witnessed downward trend after the curfew began since Friday last. On Wednesday there were three deaths due to Covid-19 taking the toll to 285 while 205 people tested positive of the virus. Also, 707 people were cured.