Rapid Rise In COVID-19 Cases Due To Increased Testing

by GoNews Desk Jul 27, 2020 • 04:56 PM Views 708

With 49,931 new COVID-19 cases across the country on Sunday, the total number of infected persons has crossed 14 lakh while the death toll has gone up to 32,771. ICMR figures show that a total of 1,60,06,803 people have been screened so far in the country, out of which 5,15,472 were tested on 26 July. During this period, about 50,000 new patients were found, which is 10% of those tested. The central and state governments are ramping up testing every day and it is believed that the number of cases are set to increase