India crosses two crore Covid tests, more than six lakh daily tests on last two daysindiaUpdated: Aug 05, 2020 17:15 ISTThe Union health ministry has released data to show that India is continuously ramping up its Covid 19 testing capabilities to cross two crore cumulative tests mark including more than 6 lakh samples tested over 24 hours for two consecutive days. The health ministry data released on Wednesday says India’s tests per million has increased sharply to reach 15,568. The tests per million has seen a sharp increase to 15,568,” a health ministry release said. The lab network as on today consists of 1,366 labs in the country with 920 labs in the government sector and 446 private labs,” the statement says. India also has 561 TrueNat based testing labs including 467 government owned labs and 94 private labs.

Source: Hindustan Times August 05, 2020 11:36 UTC