Chhattisgarh on Monday crossed the 1 crore mark in testing samples for Covid-19. The total number of samples tested so far is 1,00,22,693.
Since the start of the pandemic, Chhattisgarh has been ahead of the national average per 10 lakh population in testing. The average sample testing was 3,48,938 among 10 lakh population against the national average of 2,94,402, Dr Subash Mishra, Director (Epidemic), told the media on Monday.
Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo congratulated all health workers and para-medical staff on crossing the 1 crore mark. Dr Mishra said 25.03 lakh samples were tested through RT-PCR while True-Nat samples totalled 9.35 lakh. Rapid Antigen tests numbered 65.84 lakh.
He said the positivity rate of Covid in the state has reached 1.25 percent, with 352 positive cases reported till Sunday night. He said all categories of beneficiaries are being administered vaccine.