"The new cases are from Colonelganj, Coolie Bazar Kidwai Nagar, all hotspot zones," Chief Medical Officer (Kanpur), Dr Ashok Shukla.
Meanwhile, samples taken from a 72-year-old man, who died on Tuesday at his house in Coolie Bazar, have come out positive for coronavirus, the CMO said.
The virus has so far claimed three lives in the city while seven people have recovered.
The district has now 81 active cases, the CMO added. COR SAB DVDV