As many as 27 new cases were confirmed in UP, taking the total number of cases in the state to 305. The new cases have been reported from Sitapur (8), Lucknow (5), Shamli (5), Gautam Buddha Nagar (3), Agra (2), Bijnor (1), Kanpur (1), Prayagraj (1) and Kaushambi (1). Out of the 305 cases, 159 are linked with Tablighi Jamaat.