ICMR has also issued a list
of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for the coronavirus
testing.
Continuing its fight against coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said a total of 2,74,599 samples have been tested for Covid-19 detection so far, with 28,941 samples being tested on Wednesday.
The samples were taken from
2,58,730 individuals which is lower than the samples tested because many
suspected patients were tested more than once, according to the statement
released by ICMR.
On April 15, till 9 p.m.,
28,941 samples have been reported, out of which 953 were found positive for Covid-19.
"At least 11,297
individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of
known positive cases in India," it said.
ICMR has also issued a list
of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for the coronavirus
testing.
Delhi has 8 government
labs, including AIIMS, Lady Hardinge Medical College, National Centre for
Disease Control, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Institute of Liver & Biliary
Sciences, Army Hospital Research & Referral, Maulana Azad Medical College,
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital.
Other than Delhi, there are
17 in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, 15 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Karnataka, 10 in
Kerala, nine in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, eight in Rajasthan, seven in Andhra
Pradesh, five in Assam and Bihar among others.
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