5 new COVID-19 cases in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar; total count 134

Five more people, including two teenagers, tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday, taking the district's tally to 134, officials said.

On the brighter side, eight patients were discharged from hospitals following their treatment for COVID-19, leaving 55 active cases, the officials said.

"Total 190 reports have been received in the past 24 hours. Five of them have tested positive for COVID-19. The cumulative positive cases of coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar are now 134," District Surveillance Officer Sunil Dohare said.

Among the new patients are a 45-year-old man from Sector 34, an 18-year-old girl from Sector 50, an 18-year-old boy from Sector 15 and a 71-year-old woman from Sector 93A all four in Noida, besides a 50-year-old woman from Begumpur village in Greater Noida, he said.

"So far, 79 of the 134 patients have been cured and discharged, leaving 55 active cases in the district," he said. F