Covid-19 | 20 persons among every 100 testing positive in East Godavari
The Hindu
Covid tests are being undertaken among the primary contacts.
East Godavari Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy on Sunday claimed that at least 20% of people undergoing COVID-19 tests in the district were returning positive results. Speaking to newsmen after inspecting the District Hospital in Rajamahendravaram, Mr. Muralidhar has said: "At least 5,000 tests are conducted daily across the district. We are preparing to increase this to 6,000. TRUANT test will be conducted in the towns of Ramachandrapuram, Tuni and Kothapeta from Monday". The Collector confirmed that the district has been witnessing over one thousand COVID-19 cases daily for the past few days. "The primary contacts of those tested positive for the COVID-19 will be tested", said Mr. Muralidhar.More Related News
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