Bengaluru, Oct 08, 2020: Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Wednesday said the state conducted 1.04 lakh coronavirus tests in a single day on October 6, and the government’s aim was to increase the number of tests to 1.5 lakh per day.In a tweet, Sudhakar said, "Karnataka conducted 1,04,348 Covid-19 tests in a single day on Tuesday. 55,690 RT-PCR & other method tests were conducted across 146 labs in the state & 48,658 Rapid Antigen Tests were conducted across 30 districts"
We will soon increase the tests to 1.5 lakh per day, he added.
As of October 6 evening, cumulatively 6.57 lakh Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 9,461 deaths and 5.33 lakh discharges, the health department’s bulletin said.
Karnataka conducted 1,04,348 Covid tests in a single day on Tuesday. 55,690 RT-PCR & other method tests were conducted across 146 labs in the state & 48,658 Rapid Antigen Tests were conducted across 30 districts. We will soon increase the tests to 1.5 lakh per day.@PMOIndia
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) October 7, 2020
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 2.57 lakh infections, followed by Mysuru 38,611 and Ballari 33,257. Out of 9,993 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, a record 5,012 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.
Courtesy:Deccan Herald