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PM Modi launches 'throughput COVID-19 testing' facility

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on July 27. Photo-ANI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on July 27.

The facilities were launched in three cities including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Kolkata via video conferencing.

PM Modi said, "10,000 capacity of tests are going to be added in the present capacity of tests in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Now in these following cities, tests will be carried out at a greater pace.

These labs will not remain restricted to testing of COVID-19 but will be expanded for testing of many other diseases including Hepatitis B and C, HIV, and Dengue in future."


India's COVID-19 count crosses 14 lakh-mark with 49,931 new cases; recovery rate at 63.92 pc

With a spike of 49,931 cases in the last 24 hours, India's COVID count crossed the 14 lakh-mark on Monday while the recovery rate stood at 63.92 per cent.

According to Union Health Ministry, total COVID-19 cases stand at 14,35,453 including 4,85,114 active cases and 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated cases.

With 708 deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 32,771.

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