7 new cases take Agra's Covid-19 tally to 864

Agra, May 26 (IANS) With daily new cases of Covid-19 patients remaining under ten for over ten days in a row, there was some relief in the health circles and the Agra district administration. Till late Monday evening, there were only seven new cases, taking the tally in the Taj city to 864. The highest number of cases, 54, was on May 3. An official of the district health department said on Monday, seven patients who had fully recovered were discharged. The recovery rate now stands at an encouraging 87.27 per cent. Till date, 12,153 samples have been tested, health department officials said. The number of deaths from the deadly virus in Agra stands at 33. In neighbouring Firozabad district, three new cases took the tally to 218.
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