India conducted 2.39 crore COVID-19 tests in August, of which 1.24 crore were done using rapid antigen kits, the government said on Sunday. Till September 18, a total of 6,17,33,533 tests were conducted across the country, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in the Rajya Sabha. He said 2,39,66,859 tests were conducted in August; 1,05, 32,288 in July; 49,93,422 in June; 29,37,284 in May; 8,64,517 in April and 33,330 in March.

“In March, only RT-PCR testing centres were available. Later, cartridge-based tests were approved by ICMR like Truenat, CBNAAT, Abbott and Roche. In the month of June, rapid antigen kits were approved by ICMR for testing,” the Minister said in a written reply.

India conducted 2.39 crore COVID-19 tests in August, of which 1.24 crore were done using rapid antigen kits, the government said on Sunday. Till September 18, a total of 6,17,33,533 tests were conducted across the country, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in the Rajya Sabha. He said 2,39,66,859 tests were conducted in August; 1,05, 32,288 in July; 49,93,422 in June; 29,37,284 in May; 8,64,517 in April and 33,330 in March.

“In March, only RT-PCR testing centres were available. Later, cartridge-based tests were approved by ICMR like Truenat, CBNAAT, Abbott and Roche. In the month of June, rapid antigen kits were approved by ICMR for testing,” the Minister said in a written reply.