Highlights
- CM Adityanath held a meeting with officers of 'COVID-19 management Team-11'
- CM expressed satisfaction over availability of 78,033 beds in COVID hospita
- Increase the number of tests for COVID-19 to 10,000 tests per day: CM
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday (May 21) directed the concerned officials in the state to increase the number of beds in COVID-19 hospitals to one lakh by the end of this month. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with the officers of ‘COVID-19 management Team-11’ today (May 21). According to a press release, “the UP CM expressed satisfaction over the availability of 78,033 beds in L1, L2 and L3 COVID hospitals in the state and directed to increase the number of beds to 1 lakh by the end of this month.”
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He directed that it should be ensured that doctors take regular rounds (inspection) of COVID hospitals while nursing and para-medical staff to be available as per their schedule regularly.
He directed for the availability of PPE kits, N-95 masks, three-layer masks, sanitizers, medicines and other necessary equipment as per the requirements in the hospitals.
The Chief Minister directed to increase the number of tests for COVID-19 to 10,000 tests per day. He said that decision is taken for establishing a testing lab in every district and therefore it has to be done accordingly so that more testing could be done.
He said in each district, the District Magistrate and District Supply Officer should ensure the availability of food grains to all the needy families.
In Centre’s 20 lakh crore special economic package, he directed to move forward the plan to give houses on low rent, it will also help in providing employment to migrant workers/workers.
The chief minister said doorstep delivery arrangements should be managed smoothly in the containment zone.
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State Details
| State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 65,96,645 1,825 | 29,333 1,075 | 64,27,426 2,879 | 1,39,886 21 |
| Kerala | 48,79,790 11,150 | 83,333 2,476 | 47,69,373 8,592 | 27,084 82 |
| Karnataka | 29,84,484 462 | 9,103 26 | 29,37,405 479 | 37,976 9 |
| Tamil Nadu | 26,90,633 1,170 | 14,058 268 | 26,40,627 1,418 | 35,948 20 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20,61,810 523 | 5,566 88 | 20,41,924 608 | 14,320 3 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,10,058 11 | 112 6 | 16,87,048 17 | 22,898 |
| West Bengal | 15,82,813 867 | 7,491 63 | 15,56,315 795 | 19,007 9 |
| Delhi | 14,39,466 25 | 310 12 | 14,14,066 37 | 25,090 |
| Odisha | 10,36,532 559 | 4,387 106 | 10,23,849 451 | 8,296 2 |
| Chhattisgarh | 10,05,735 34 | 185 3 | 9,91,979 36 | 13,571 1 |
| Rajasthan | 9,54,393 1 | 38 0 | 9,45,401 1 | 8,954 |
| Gujarat | 8,26,340 14 | 176 9 | 8,16,077 22 | 10,087 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7,92,709 9 | 82 3 | 7,82,104 6 | 10,523 |
| Haryana | 7,71,116 15 | 133 7 | 7,60,934 8 | 10,049 |
| Bihar | 7,26,036 3 | 30 12 | 7,16,345 15 | 9,661 |
| Telangana | 6,69,556 191 | 3,968 28 | 6,61,646 162 | 3,942 1 |
| Assam | 6,07,427 308 | 3,610 25 | 5,97,859 282 | 5,958 1 |
| Punjab | 6,02,113 32 | 232 16 | 5,85,331 15 | 16,550 1 |
| Jharkhand | 3,48,486 25 | 142 14 | 3,43,209 11 | 5,135 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,43,773 8 | 176 1 | 3,36,199 6 | 7,398 1 |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 3,31,299 78 | 800 3 | 3,26,070 80 | 4,429 1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,21,936 110 | 1,394 46 | 2,16,815 64 | 3,727 |
| Goa | 1,77,706 47 | 597 23 | 1,73,755 70 | 3,354 |
| Puducherry | 1,27,521 42 | 461 29 | 1,25,208 71 | 1,852 |
| Manipur | 1,22,970 71 | 1,360 2 | 1,19,706 66 | 1,904 3 |
| Mizoram | 1,15,207 741 | 10,263 505 | 1,04,548 1,243 | 396 3 |
| Tripura | 84,351 2 | 95 7 | 83,440 9 | 816 |
| Meghalaya | 83,158 79 | 761 21 | 80,958 58 | 1,439 |
| Chandigarh | 65,312 2 | 24 1 | 64,468 3 | 820 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 55,043 12 | 138 7 | 54,625 19 | 280 |
| Sikkim | 31,800 17 | 175 6 | 31,232 22 | 393 1 |
| Nagaland | 31,659 18 | 255 8 | 30,728 10 | 676 |
| Ladakh | 20,886 3 | 34 0 | 20,644 3 | 208 |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli | 10,676 | 2 2 | 10,670 2 | 4 |
| Lakshadweep | 10,365 | 0 0 | 10,314 | 51 |
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 7,646 | 7 1 | 7,510 1 | 129 |
