Lucknow, Sep 7 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh stood at 22,863 on Tuesday with no fresh fatalities in the state due to the infection whose count rose to 17,09,479 with 22 new cases.

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Of the 22 COVID-19 cases, four were reported from Jalaun, followed by two each from Barabanki, Budaun and Bareilly, the UP government said in a statement on Tuesday.

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In the past 24 hours, 20 COVID-19 patients were cured from the disease and discharged in the state, taking the number of cured patients so far to 16,86,389.

The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 227, the statement said.

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