Delhi govt. to retest all suspect
COVID19 cases using RTPCR
This in case someone tests negative in rapid antigen test but is symptomatic
As many as 1,056 new COVID19 cases were reported
in Delhi in the past 24 hours,
taking the total to 1,32,275,
according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Tuesday.
Also, 28 more deaths were
reported in a single day, taking the toll to 3,881.
Of the total cases, 1,17,507
people have recovered and
there are 10,887 active cases.
Reacting to the High
Court’s recent observation
that Delhi was conducting
more rapid antigen tests
than RTPCR tests, Health
Minister Satyendar Jain said
they are retesting suspected
cases.
“If a patient goes to a hospital, then there are two
ways we can test them. Either we can do an RTPCR test
and wait 12 days for the results or we can conduct a rapid antigen testing. If someone tests negative in the
rapid test but is symptomatic, then the patient will be
tested again using RTPCR,”
Mr. Jain told reporters on
Tuesday.
Of the total 18,544 tests
conducted in the past 24
hours, 73.8% were rapid antigen tests, which have
shown low positivity compared to RTPCR tests.
The Delhi government has
been testing around 5,000
6,000 people daily using RTPCR, even though the city
has a capacity to carry out
10,000 such tests per day.
There are now 715 containment zones in the city.
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