Uttar Pradesh recorded 3,946 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the infection count to 4,06,995 on Friday, according to official data.
A total of 3,51,966 COVID-19 patients in the state have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection, Additional
Chief Secretary Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said.
With this, the recovery rate in the state has reached 86.47 per cent, he said.
The state has 49,112 active COVID-19 cases, Prasad said, noting that the figure has come below the 50,000-mark after a long time.