Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Congress leader Deepak Singh on Thursday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and requested to increase testing for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh.

He also claimed that some government hospitals are charging fees for the COVID-19 test and there is a shortage of beds and ventilators in the hospitals.

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"It has come to our notice that testing has been reduced in the state so that few people test positive and some government organizations are charging Rs 1,500 for the COVID-19 test. There is a shortage of beds, ventilators," Singh said in a letter.

"I request you to increase the testing for COVID-19 and waive off the fees of the test in the government hospitals so that COVID-19 patients can be treated well," he added.

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According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 61,698 active cases in the state with 3,02,689 recovered people and 5,299 deaths. (ANI)

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