Backlog cleared, sample testing resumes at Wenlock Hospital
The Hindu
With the clearing of backlog COVID-19 samples and arrangements made for entry of test results in the ICMR portal, RT-PCR tests at the Government Wenlock Hospital here started with renewed vigour on Fr
With the clearing of backlog COVID-19 samples and arrangements made for entry of test results in the ICMR portal, RT-PCR tests at the Government Wenlock Hospital here started with renewed vigour on Friday. Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra told The Hindu that the hospital has a capacity to test around 2,000 samples of nasal and throat swabs per day. In the last few days, the load increased to around 4,000 samples and there was backlog of around 1,800 samples every day. There were complaints about delay in getting test results. Dr. Rajendra said that a couple of days ago, backlog samples were distributed among laboratories of eight private medical colleges for tests. “This is the reason 1,700 new positive cases were reported on Thursday,” he said and added that the hospital has started testing fresh samples.More Related News
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