Yogi Adityanath in isolation as CMO officials test Covid-19 positive

“The officers of my office tested positive for coronavirus. They were in touch with me, therefore, as a precaution, I am isolating myself and starting all my work digitally,” the Yogi Adityanath tweeted in Hindi.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath isolated himself on Tuesday after some officials of his office tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

Yogi Adityanath, who received the first dose of vaccine earlier this month, has been campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound West Bengal.. (ANI file)

“The officers of my office tested positive for coronavirus. They were in touch with me, therefore, as a precaution, I am isolating myself and starting all my work digitally,” the CM tweeted in Hindi.

Adityanath, who received the first dose of vaccine earlier this month, has been campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound West Bengal.

UP records highest spike

Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday registered a record 17,963 new cases and 85 deaths in a single day, according to the HT dashboard. The state has, so far, seen 723,582 cases and 9,309 deaths.

The record spike comes on the day the Allahabad high court directed the state government to look into the viability of a two-three week complete lockdown in worst-affected districts, and restrict public gatherings to 50 people.