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In a landmark achievement, India has tested over 2 crore COVID-19 samples so far. The remarkable feat has been achieved by the State and Union Territory governments under the guidance of Centre for management of COVID-19.
Testing aggressively, tracking efficientlyand isolating and treating promptly are rigourously followed by States and Union Territories in terms of the guidance given by the Health Ministry.
Effective implementation of this approach has led to ramping up the testing capacity across the country and facilitated widespread COVID testing of people.
With 3,81,027 samples being tested in the last 24 hours, the number of Tests Per Million in the country has increased to 14,640.
COVID testing in the country has demonstrated a steady upward trend indicating the growing testing network. In another positive development, 24 States and Union Territories have reported higher testing per million than the national average.
The testing lab network in the country is continuously strengthened with 1 thousand 348 labs in the country, out of which 914 labs are in the government sector whereas 434 are private labs.