New Delhi : The Union Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that as many as 8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours across the country.
“A new peak of 8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81 per cent compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84 per cent,” it tweeted.
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
“Aggressive TESTING leads to early identification and isolation of COVID-19 positive cases. This coupled with efficient clinical treatment brings the Fatality Rate down,” the Ministry said in another tweet.
Aggressive TESTING leads to early identification and isolation of #COVID19 positive cases.
This coupled with efficient clinical treatment brings the Fatality Rate down.— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
The Ministry also tweeted that “focused implementation of Centre-led strategies has ensured prompt identification, timely isolation and effective clinical treatment, leading to reduced Case Fatality Rate and added, ” that 30 States/UTs performed better than the national average.” (ANI)
