Daily tests inching closer to 1 million; total tests at 39 mn

NEW DELHI: The cumulative tests for detection of Covid-19 have reached 39,477,848 in the country, and more than 10 million samples have been tested in the past two weeks, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting that the Tests Per Million have increased to 28,607. India has tested more than 900,000 samples for the detection of Covid-19 for the second consecutive day, keeping a sharp focus on the ‘test, track and treat’ strategy of the Union Government. India has already created a capacity of doing 1 million tests per day. A total of 901,338 samples were tested in a span of 24 hours on Thursday taking the cumulative tests to 39,477,848 so far. “More than 1 crore samples have been tested for Covid in the past two weeks,” ministry said.

“The Tests Per Million too have seen a sharp surge to 28,607. It is only by aggressive testing that positive cases can be identified at an early stage, their close contacts promptly tracked and isolated as well as timely and effective treatment can be ensured,” the ministry underlined.

The graded and evolving response has resulted in a testing strategy that steadily widened the testing net in the country. To keep up with this strategy, the testing lab network in the country is continuously strengthened. A record single day spike of 77,266 infections in a day, pushed India’s Covid-19 tally to 3,387,500, while the death-toll climbed to 61,529, the data updated at 8 am showed.