Of the 10,200 tests performed on Saturday, 5,700 were RT-PCR while the remaining 4,500 were performed using rapid antigen kits. On Friday 5,000 RT-PCR tests were carried out at Gurugram, out of the 6,503 samples collected. The remaining 1,503 were rapid antigen tests (RAT). Meanwhile, the number of tests Thursday in the city was 6,036.
Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), said: “At 4.52 lakh to date, Gurugram is currently the highest testing district in Haryana. The city tested 10,200 samples on November 21, a new record in daily testing in Haryana state. We also ran the highest single day tests in Haryana at 35,000 ”. The state is conducting RT-PCR and antigen testing at a 70:30 ratio, currently.
“Currently, we are concentrating on increasing testing at Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar and Rohtak, where the cases are much higher. With these figures on Gurugram, we will quickly isolate Covid cases and reduce the positivity rate, ”added Arora.
On Saturday 939 new cases of Covid were registered in the city. The overall Covid count in the city is now 43,557. The health department said 735 people recovered on Saturday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 37,612.
“We are conducting massive tests in border areas, markets and shopping centers, which have the potential to generate superdiffusers. Our goal is to ensure the isolation of cases as soon as possible, ”said Dr. Virender Yadav, Gurugram’s chief medical officer. On Friday, tests were conducted in all border areas, including Kapashera and Sirhaul.
An official said three people succumbed to the infection on Saturday. To date, 259 people have died of Covid-19 in the city, of which 202 had comorbidities.
The city has witnessed an increase in Covid cases again since October 21. The positivity rate is around 10%, as the number has increased daily.
On Saturday, up to 65 people were sent to institutional quarantine facilities. The city has more than 5,500 active cases, of which 5,232 are in home isolation.
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