Lucknow, Aug 20 (PTI) Twenty-six more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, bringing the infection count to 17,09,076 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 22,791 with two fresh fatalities, a health bulletin issued here said.

The latest deaths were reported from Raebareli and Prayagraj, it said.

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The number of COVID-19 recoveries in the state has reached 16,85,877, the bulletin said.

The number of active cases in Uttar Pradesh stands at 408, it said.

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So far, over 7.01 crore samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state. These include 2.33 lakh samples tested the previous day, it said.

UP has a coronavirus recovery rate of 98.6 per cent, according to the bulletin.

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