The Uttar Pradesh government said today that the number of coronavirus cases rose to 1,955 on Monday in Uttar Pradesh out of which 1,589 cases were active. Also Read: 1,396 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hrs in India "31 patients have lost their lives due to the disease while 335 others have been cured," the state's principal health secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said.

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The Indian Council of Medical Research has said that the rapid testing kits distributed to different states in India by the center will have to be validated before they could be put to use. Watch report.

ICMR: COVID-19 rapid testing kits needs validation first