The Chhattisgarh Health Department plans to test 22,000 Covid-19 samples every day, it was announced on Friday.
Currently, RT-PCR and True-Nat test samples are being collected at the district level while rapid antigen kit is used for testing in the districts, an official press release said.
The Health Department has ordered district Chief Health and Medical Officers (CMHOs) to ensure that the daily limit of sample collection in their district is met, the statement said.
According to the Health Department, the daily tests quota for Raipur district has been fixed at 2,440. Likewise, it will be 500 tests in Gariaband, 630 each in Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Kabirdham and Balod, 1,510 in Durg, 580 in Bemetara, 670 in Balodabazar-Bhatapara, 1,280 in Raigarh, 970 each in Korba and Janjgir-Champa, 500 in Jashpur, 605 each in Bastar, Kanker and Kondagaon, 590 in Dantewada, 490 in Sukma, 480 in Narayanpur, 410 in Bijapur, 530 each in Surajpur and Balrampur-Ramanujganj, 570 in Korea, 940 in Surguja, 600 in Mungeli, 350 in Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, 1,540 in Bilaspur and 1,340 in Rajnandgaon.