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LAKHIMPUR: A total of 91 new COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Lakhimpur on Thursday and Friday. Out of them, 39 patients were detected on Thursday while 52 patients are found positive for coronavirus on Friday. Of them, 18 patients were detected positive as per real time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) Test result while rest 73 patients were found positive through Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted at various places of the district in the last two days.
In the Bihpuriya branch of Allahabad Bank, five employees were detected positive on Thursday. With these 91 newly-detected patients, the number of total COVID-19 cases in the district has spiked to 2,485. Of them, 1,842 patients have been discharged while 643 are active cases.
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