Adequate stock of Covid-19 testing kits in the state

4 lakh RTPCR test kits to arrive next week, purchase order issued

Investigation of about 75 thousand samples in the last two days

Raipur (khabargali)Sufficient Covid-19 testing kits for corona are available in the state at present. Commissioner of Health Department, Dr. C.R. Prasanna said that one lakh rapid antigen kits have been supplied today. Additionally, one lakh kits will be given to the state on April 5 and one lakh five thousand kits on April 6. The Health Department currently has two lakh 28 thousand RTPCR test kits. Purchase orders have been issued to supply four lakh kits on 27th March. These test kits will be delivered to the department next week.

There is no crisis of test kits in the state at present. In the first two days of the current month of April, around 75 thousand samples have been examined across the state. Out of these 40 thousand 857 samples have been tested on 1 April and 34 thousand 075 samples have been tested on 2 April.