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Number of coronavirus testing are decreasing daily: Centre warns Maharashtra government

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The Union health ministry on Tuesday pulled up the Maharashtra government saying the state is not testing enough, and that the share of RT-PCR tests in the state is progressively decreasing.

Addressing a press conference on the Covid-19 situation in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra have “grown significantly” and have reached a high of over 57,000 cases a day.
“The state’s test per million figure is also growing but it is not keeping pace with the growth of average daily cases,” Bhushan said.

He added that another area of concern is that the share of RT-PCR tests in the total number of tests carried out in the state has been decreasing as the case increased. RT-PCR test is considered to be among the most reliable tests to detect Covid-19.

“If you look at the share of RC-PCR tests, it is progressively coming down. That is something concerning,” Rajesh Bhushan said.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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