Union Health Ministry has said that all registered medical practitioners can now recommend testing for COVID-19. The Ministry in a statement said that as per the Test, Trace, Treat strategy, the Central Government is driving enhanced testing initiatives in States and Union Territories.
It said, as a result, there has been a steady rise in the number of testing labs across the country. The increased testing for COVID-19 is in accordance with the ICMR Guidelines and has helped in early detection of cases.
The Ministry said, during the last 24 hours, three lakh 26 thousand and 826 samples have been tested. The cumulative number of samples tested, as of now is over one crore 27 lakh. The Ministry said, the testing per million in the country is consistently rising and today it has crossed the figure of 9231.
It said, the testing lab network is further strengthened with 1234 labs in the country. Out of the total labs, 874 labs are in the government sector and 360 are private labs.
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