In a landmark achievement, India has tested over 2 crore COVID-19 samples so far.<br />'' <br />''The remarkable feat has been achieved by the State and Union Territory governments under the guidance of Centre for management of COVID-19.<br />'' <br />''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.<br />'' <br />''Effective implementation of this approach has led to ramping up the testing capacity across the country and facilitated widespread COVID testing of people.<br />'' <br />''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.<br />'' <br />''COVID testing in the country has demonstrated a steady upward trend indicating the growing testing network.<br />'' <br />''In another positive development, 24 States and Union Territories have reported higher testing per million than the national average.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">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.</span>