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On Saturday, India has reported 50,407 fresh Covid-19 cases along with 1,36,962 recoveries and 804 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by the Union Health Ministry. Active caseload in the country stands at 6,10,443 and the total death tally has reached to 5,07,981, the ministry said. 

Noida: Relaxation in restrictions

With active Covid-19 cases below 1,000 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, the district administration on Friday announced relaxation in some restrictions such as reducing night curfew hours and reopening of gyms and swimming pools. The night curfew shall now start from 11pm and continue till 5am instead of the 10pm-6am duration which was imposed last month when the number of active cases crossed the 1,000 mark, said the officials. 

Delhi: 977 fresh Covid-19 cases 

On Friday, Delhi has reported 977 fresh Covid-19 cases which is the lowest since December 29, and 12 more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 1.73 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital’s case count increased to 18,49,596 and the death toll climbed to 26,047, the latest health bulletin stated. The number of COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago was 56,444, it said. Delhi had on Thursday reported 1,104 cases with a positivity rate of 2.09 per cent, and 12 deaths.