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New Delhi : The combined and focused efforts of Union and State/UT Governments have resulted in ramped up testing across the country to ensure early detection and isolation of COVID-19 positive cases. ICMR’s evolving testing strategy has widened the testing network across India.
A total of 4,46,642 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The average daily tests (on a rolling week on week basis) have increased from 2.4 lakh in the first week of July to more than 4.68 lakh in the last week of July.
The testing lab network in the country is continuously strengthened with 1,321 labs in the country, as on date; 907 labs in the government sector and 414 private labs. They include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 676 (Govt: 412 + Private: 264)
• TrueNat based testing labs: 541 (Govt: 465 + Private: 76)
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 104 (Govt: 30 + Private: 74)
The enhanced testing infrastructure has led to a sharp increase in the cumulative testing from 88 lakh total tests ( July 1, 2020) to nearly 1.82 crore ( July 30, 2020). The Tests Per Million (TPM) has subsequently increased to 13,181, according to a PIB release.
India has also achieved the landmark of more than 10 lakh recoveries from COVID-19. This is a testament to the sheer dedication to duty and selfless sacrifice of doctors, nurses and all frontline healthcare workers which has made such a tremendous recovery of COVID-19 patients a reality. Coordinated implementation of COVID-19 management strategy by the Union and State/UT governments has ensured that the recoveries are continuously on the rise with 1 lakh recoveries at the start of June to more than 10 lakh today.
The State/UT governments have taken many measures at the ground level to increase affordable hospital infrastructure for seamless clinical management. The success can also be seen with 16 States/UTs recording higher Recovery Rate than the national average rate.