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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Tamil Nadu carries out 1 crore RT-PCR tests for COVID-19

Tamil Nadu carries out 1 crore RT-PCR tests for COVID-19

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published Published on Nov 2, 2020   modified Modified on Nov 2, 2020

-The Hindu

Chennai: It is the only State which goes entirely by RT-PCR testing, says Health Secretary

Nearly nine months after it started testing samples for COVID-19, Tamil Nadu on Sunday hit the milestone of one crore tests using RT-PCR kits.

“Tamil Nadu is the only State which goes entirely by RT-PCR testing. With laboratories in all districts, the State’s capacity is over one lakh tests per day,” Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said.

With 73,012 samples having been tested in the last 24 hours, the number of RT-PCR tests done so far stands at 1,00,29,222.

P. Umanath, Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation, said, “The success of Tamil Nadu’s strategy of using only RT-PCR [tests] is exemplified by the fact that it is the only State where the active case count has not increased after July. It easily accounts for the highest [number of] RT-PCR tests per million population among the major States. Still, we need to continue maintaining the aggressive testing strategy to mitigate any probable surge in the winter months.”

According to data available with the Health Department, as of October 31, Tamil Nadu accounted for the second-highest number of samples tested in the country next only to Uttar Pradesh, where a total of 1,48,63,388 samples had been tested. However in Uttar Pradesh, rapid antigen tests were done in significant proportions. Maharashtra came third, having tested 89,06,826 samples.

Tamil Nadu’s test positivity rate, as of October 31, was 7.28%, placing the State seventh in the country.

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The Hindu, 2 November, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/coronavirus-tamil-nadu-carries-out-1-crore-rt-pcr-tests-for-covid-19/article32999572.ece


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