India News | 19 Kids Among 65 New COVID-19 Cases in Noida

Noida, Apr 18 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, adjoining Delhi, reported 65 new COVID-19 cases including 19 children on Monday, officials said.

The number of active cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar has reached 332, the officials said, with children constituting around 100 cases.

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According to the official figures, 65 more people have tested positive for the infection since Sunday 6 AM while 13 patients have got cured during the period.

“Of the 65 new cases, 19 are children below 18 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19,” Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Kumar Sharma said.

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In the wake of a rise in COVID-19 cases, District Magistrate Suhas L Yathiraj had on Sunday urged public to not panic but take take caution against the virus.

He had appealed the people to contact helpline number 1800492211 for any immediate COVID-19 related assistance.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, a total of 99,043 people in Gautam Buddh Nagar have tested positive for COVID-19, while 490 of them have died due to the infection, according to official data.

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