In Tamil Nadu, the active Covid-19 caseload has come down to 29,268. The new infections in the last 24-hours have also dropped to 2,708.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the number of people tested for the SARSCoV2 virus in Tamil Nadu have reached more than 93.28 lakh, all using the RT-PCR kits.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''71 thousand people were tested on a single day on Monday, out of whom, 2708 people were confirmed with the infection.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The per-day infection number is almost close to the figure of June 24th.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''But the difference is that, on June 24th, only about 30-thousand people were tested.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The number of tests is crucial in assessing the spread of the virus, as being said by medical experts.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The state has 200 laboratories to carry out the tests, including a private lab approved on Monday in Chennai.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''66 of the labs are in government hospitals, where the tests are being done freely.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The state health department has warned the private labs of severe actions if the people are charged more fee than what is approved.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 27, 2020 8:24 AM
Active Covid-19 caseload comes down to 29,268 in Tamil Nadu