Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has killed nine people in India so far. The total number of confirmed cases stood at 468 a...
Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has killed nine people in India so far. The total number of confirmed cases stood at 468 at 9.30 pm on Monday.
Maharashtra and Kerala remained the states with the highest number of confirmed cases. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare update at 6 pm on March 23, Maharashtra had 71 positive cases and Kerala 60. The state governments later revised these numbers to 97 and 94 positive cases respectively.
With state governments across the country putting in place severe restrictions on movement and services in anticipation of increase in the spread of the infection, India’s capacity to test people for the virus has taken centre stage.
How many samples have India tested as on Monday? What is the government doing to increase the testing capacity, which is crucial for slowing down the spread of the virus and medical intervention for the patients?
Here is what we know on Monday evening.
How many samples tested so far?
As at 10 am on March 23, Indian had tested 18,383 samples from 17,493 individuals, a statement from the Indian Council of Medical Research said. There were 415 confirmed cases detected from these. By Monday evening, this figure jumped to 433, as per figures on...
