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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh increased to 550 after 21 fatalities were reported, the state government said in a statement on Sunday

India News | COVID-19: Death Toll Increase to 550 in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Jun 21 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh increased to 550 after 21 fatalities were reported, the state government said in a statement on Sunday

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is 17,731.

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Of the 21 COVID-19 deaths, three took place in Kanpur Nagar, two each in Meerut, Moradabad, Gorakhpur and Etawah, and one each in Ghaziabad, Hapur, Siddharthanagar, Bijnor, Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Rae Bareli, Badaun, Jhansi and Farrukhabad, according to the statement

Till now, as many as 10,995 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease, and have been discharged, it said. `The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 6,186.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)