Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Amid falling COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government has lifted the night curfew with effect from Saturday.

"The night curfew has been lifted due to the decline in COVID-19 cases," said Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Uttar Pradesh in an order (roughly translated from Hindi).

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The night curfew hours in the state were between 10.00 pm to 6.00 am. It was relaxed by an hour from February 13 (11 pm to 6 am).

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs, the total number of COVID-19 active cases is 8,683. The total number of recoveries so far stood at 20,30,997. The total number of dead so far stood at 23,424. (ANI)

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