Over 7.35 million samples have been tested for Covid-19 till June 23, of which 215,000 were examined on Tuesday, the highest in a day since the beginning of the pandemic, ICMR officials said on Wednesday. The apex health research body on Tuesday validated the 1,000th testing laboratory, ramping up the capacity for detection of Covid-19 in the country. Currently, 300,000 samples can be tested per day, an official said. "A cumulative total of 73,52,911 samples have been tested up to June 23, with2,15,195 samples being tested on Tuesday," the ICMR said.
Of the 1,000 Covid-19 testing laboratories, 730 are in government setups while 270 are in the private sector. This includes RT-PCR labs (557), TrueNat Labs (363) and CBNAAT Labs (80). "However, in spite of these developments, access to testing still remains a huge challenge in a large country like India. There is a definite need to increase the outreach of testing by introducing rapid point of care diagnostic tests," the ICMR noted in its advisory issued on Tuesday.

Over 7.35 million samples have been tested for Covid-19 till June 23, of which 215,000 were examined on Tuesday, the highest in a day since the beginning of the pandemic, ICMR officials said on Wednesday. The apex health research body on Tuesday validated the 1,000th testing laboratory, ramping up the capacity for detection of Covid-19 in the country. Currently, 300,000 samples can be tested per day, an official said. "A cumulative total of 73,52,911 samples have been tested up to June 23, with2,15,195 samples being tested on Tuesday," the ICMR said.
Of the 1,000 Covid-19 testing laboratories, 730 are in government setups while 270 are in the private sector. This includes RT-PCR labs (557), TrueNat Labs (363) and CBNAAT Labs (80). "However, in spite of these developments, access to testing still remains a huge challenge in a large country like India. There is a definite need to increase the outreach of testing by introducing rapid point of care diagnostic tests," the ICMR noted in its advisory issued on Tuesday.