EFFECTS OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOCKDOWN ON CUMULATIVE COVID-19 CASES IN UTTAR PRADESH DURING 1ST JULY TO 31ST AUGUST 2020

COVID-19 infection started in India by the end of January 2020 and spread across all the state by April 2020. As on July 7, 2020, the total number of active cases was 9514, cured and discharged were 19627 and deaths were 827 in Uttar Pradesh. Despite the daily rise in the burden of COVID-19 infections in the country, there is limited scientific work on projecting the future trajectory of COVID-19 infections.