To reinforce COVID-19 testing, states and union territories have additionally been requested to urgently procure fast antigen kits
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Well being Ministry, ICMR has urged measures to extend COVID-19 testingStates and UTs to guarantee all authorities labs have 2 RT-PCR machinesThe district hospitals too needs to be supplied not less than 1 RT-PCR machine
New Delhi: Union Well being Secretary Preeti Sudan and Indian Council of Medical Analysis (ICMR) Director-Common, Dr Balram Bhargava, have written to all states and union territories (UTs) to ramp up COVID-19 testing capability. The letter, dated July 17, states that rising the testing capability could also be achieved by rising the variety of labs and enhancing the prevailing testing capability of the authorised labs. They stated that a technique has been devised for rising COVID-19 testing, which requires the “coordinated effort from the state authorities in addition to varied departments of Centre, and scientific our bodies akin to ICAR, DBT, amongst others underneath the Union authorities.”
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As a part of brief time period measures, the states have been urged to offer the RT-PCR machines out there with the analysis and academic establishments, which come underneath the state and Centre governments, to be ‘deployed briefly’ within the district hospitals and testing labs, in order that extra machines can be found. The state governments have been requested to organize a roadmap for the redeployment whereas factoring the manpower necessities.
There are 281 authorities medical faculties authorised by MCI and at current 263 have been authorised for testing by the ICMR. The remaining authorities medical faculties will also be authorised for testing by making out there 2 RT-PCR machines different ancillary tools and educated employees. There are 261 personal medical faculties recognised by MCI, out of those 76 have been authorised for testing and one other 185, with 2 RT-PCR machines might be added to the testing community, the letter said, including that the states ought to instantly ship the request for his or her registration as per the standards of ICMR.
The states, UTs have additionally been requested to urgently procure fast antigen kits to reinforce their testing potential and the addition of personal diagnostic labs with 2 RT-PCR machines every can even improve the testing capability by 48,000 checks per day.
Additional, talking in regards to the measures to be taken within the medium-term, the states and UTs have been requested to guarantee that each one authorities labs have 2 RT-PCR machines and one automated RNA extraction machine, to reinforce testing capability.
The district hospitals too needs to be supplied with BSL-II facility with not less than 1 RT-PCR machine.
Out of 391 authorities labs, there are 70 labs with automated RNA extraction platforms. ICMR is procuring 125 automated RNA extraction machines. If one automated RNA extraction is supplied to each authorities lab by the state authorities testing capability will enhance by 90,000 checks per day. The state governments can also procure these machines on their very own from Authorities e-Market (GeM), the letter added.
As per the ICMR, 2,56,zero39 COVID-19 checks have been performed on July 19 throughout the nation, taking the overall variety of samples examined until Sunday to 1,40,47,908.
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World
1,46,92,390Instances
58,30,310Energetic
82,52,295Recovered
6,09,785Deaths
Coronavirus has unfold to 188 international locations. The full confirmed instances worldwide are 1,46,92,390 and 6,09,785 have died; 58,30,310 are lively instances and 82,52,295 have recovered as on July 21, 2020 at three:37 am.
India
11,55,191 37148Instances
four,02,529 12070Energetic
7,24,578 24491Recovered
28,084 587Deaths
In India, there are 11,55,191 confirmed instances together with 28,084 deaths. The variety of lively instances is four,02,529 and seven,24,578 have recovered as on July 21, 2020 at 2:30 am.
State & District Particulars
State
Instances
Energetic
Recovered
Deaths
Maharashtra
DistrictInstances
Akola757
Aurangabad1974
Dhule228
Jalgaon1039
Mumbai45478
Mumbai Suburban5363
Nagpur692
Nashik1575
Palghar1421
Pune9920
Satara629
Solapur1291
Thane13660
Yavatmal150
Ahmednagar190
Amravati291
Beed54
Bhandara41
Buldhana88
Chandrapur32
Hingoli208
Jalna201
Kolhapur646
Latur139
Nanded176
Nandurbar42
Parbhani78
Raigad1462
Ratnagiri350
Sangli145
Gadchiroli42
gondia69
Osmanabad125
Sindhudurg114
Wardha11
Washim13
318695 8240
131636 2604
175029 5460
12030 176
Andhra Pradesh
DistrictInstances
Chittoor319
Guntur511
Krishna557
Kurnool795
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nell*296
Anantapur428
East Godavari356
Prakasam104
Srikakulam183
Visakhapatnam103
West Godavari199
Y.S.R.205
Vizianagaram23
53724 4074
28800 2682
24228 1338
696 54
Karnataka
DistrictInstances
Bengaluru Rural40
Bengaluru City529
Mysuru107
Bagalkote103
Ballari60
Belagavi337
Bidar219
Chikkaballapura149
Dakshina Kannada179
Dharwad61
Gadag45
Kalaburagi669
Mandya346
Tumakuru36
Uttara Kannada95
Vijayapura201
Chamarajanagarazero
Chikkamagaluru19
Chitradurga14
Davangere204
Hassan205
Haveri24
Kodagufour
Kolar29
Koppal5
Raichur369
Ramanagarathree
Shivamogga67
Udupi1176
Yadgir538
67420 3648
42222 2846
23795 730
1403 72
Goa
DistrictInstances
North Goa57
South Goa69
3853 196
1469 52
2361 143
23 1
Tamil Nadu
DistrictInstances
Chengalpattu1314
Chennai23324
Kanchipuram503
Madurai322
Namakkal83
Ranipet133
Thanjavur130
Thiruvallur774
Thiruvarur67
Tiruppur116
Vellore71
Virudhunagar185
Ariyalur444
Coimbatore188
Cuddalore477
Dharmapuri15
Dindigul175
Erode75
Kallakurichi324
Kanniyakumari110
Karur88
Nagapattinam99
Perambalur133
Pudukkottai53
Ramanathapuram119
Salem258
Sivaganga46
Tenkasi103
The Nilgiris17
Theni129
Tiruchirappalli119
Tirunelveli433
Tirupathur45
Tiruvannamalai496
Tuticorin333
Villupuram509
Krishnagiri43
175678 4985
51351 1054
121776 3861
2551 70
Kerala
DistrictInstances
Kannur357
Kottayam73
Alappuzha76
Idukki40
Kasaragod333
Kollam118
Kozhikode90
Malappuram119
Palakkad224
Pathanamthitta98
Thiruvananthapuram104
Thrissur106
Ernakulam60
Wayanad36
13274 794
7615 548
5616 245
43 1
Chhattisgarh
DistrictInstances
Raipur46
Korba100
Balod41
Baloda Bazar85
Balrampur17
Bastar2
Bemetara21
Bijapur2
Bilaspur100
Dantewadazero
Dhamtari6
Durg31
Gariyaband10
Janjgir-Champa56
Jashpur77
Kabirdham52
Kanker19
Kondagaonzero
Korea39
Mahasamund54
Mungeli87
Narayanpurzero
Raigarh47
Rajnandgaon52
Sukmazero
Surajpur9
Surguja14
5561 154
1592
3944 169
25 1
Telangana
DistrictInstances
Hyderabad2475
MedchalMalkajgiri75
Ranga Reddy183
Suryapet87
Vikarabad40
Warangal City32
Adilabad22
Jagitial77
Jangoaneight
Jayashankar Bhupalapally9
Jogulamba Gadwal40
Kamareddy11
Karimnagar17
Khammam26
Kumuram Bheem Asifabadeight
Mahabubnagar30
Mancherial43
Medak11
Nalgonda33
Narayanpetthree
Nirmal21
Nizamabad76
RajannaSircilla16
Sangareddy26
Bhadradri Kothagudem5
Mahabubabad10
Muluguthree
Nagarkurnooleight
Peddapalli5
Siddipet7
Wanaparthy1
Warangal Ruralfour
YadadriBhuvanagiri40
46274 1198
11529
34323 1885
422 7
Odisha
DistrictInstances
Baleshwar190
Bhadrak137
Jajapur322
Dhenkanal36
Kalahandi33
Kendrapara164
Khordha238
Koraput16
Sundargarh102
Anugul26
Balangir129
Bargarh16
Boudh34
Cuttack155
Deogarh33
Gajapati61
Ganjam581
Jagatsinghapur91
Jharsugudaeight
Kandhamal28
Kendujhar34
Malkangiri20
Mayurbhanj73
Nabarangpur2
Nayagarh86
Nuapada69
Puri103
Rayagada2
Sambalpur16
Sonepur29
18110 673
5103 210
12910 457
97 6
Madhya Pradesh
DistrictInstances
Barwani60
Bhopal1880
Dewas140
Dhar132
East Nimar266
Gwalior211
Indore3839
Jabalpur276
Ujjain799
Agar Malwa15
Alirajpurthree
Betul35
Burhanpur351
Chhindwara16
Dindori29
Hardafour
Hoshangabad37
Khargone196
Mandsaur112
Morena109
Raisen71
Ratlam51
Sagar228
Shajapur39
Shandol14
Sheopur26
Tikamgarh18
Vidisha37
Anuppur22
Ashoknagar13
Balaghat9
Bhind87
Chhatarpur35
Damoh26
Datia12
Gunaeight
Jhabua14
Katnithree
Mandla15
Narsinghpur17
Neemuch319
Niwarizero
Panna20
Rajgarh31
Rewa39
Satna24
Sehore12
Seoni2
Shivpuri15
Sidhi17
Singrauli13
Umaria10
23310 710
6888 320
15684 373
738 17
Gujarat
DistrictInstances
Ahmadabad17125
Anand107
Arvalli134
Banas Kantha147
Bhavnagar146
Gandhinagar410
PanchMahals107
Surat2311
Vadodara1555
Bharuch56
Botad55
Chhotaudepur37
Dang5
Dohad43
GirSomnath45
Jamnagar63
Kachchh99
Kheda98
Mahesana159
Mahisagar125
Narmada25
Naysari35
Patan105
Rajkot135
SabarKantha101
Surendranagar55
Tapi6
Valsad47
Amreli16
DevbhumiDwarka22
Junagadh31
Morbifour
Porbandar11
49353 998
11513 201
35678 777
2162 20
Rajasthan
DistrictInstances
Ajmer379
Banswara91
Bharatpur563
Jaipur2177
Jhalawar329
Jodhpur1748
Kota503
Nagaur500
Alwar90
Barmer34
Bhilwara250
Bikaner112
Chittorgarh188
Churu81
Dausa61
Dholpur60
Dungarpur374
Hanumangarh31
Jaisalmer53
Jhunjhunu64
Karauli17
Pali352
Rajsamand140
SawaiMadhopur26
Sikar231
Tonk171
Udaipur724
Baran59
Bundi5
Ganganagareight
Jalore164
Pratapgarh14
Sirohi130
30390 956
7627 482
22195 465
568 9
Haryana
DistrictInstances
Faridabad867
Sonipat404
Ambala93
Bhiwani60
CharkiDadri43
Fatehabad38
Gurugram2950
Hisar98
Jhajjar114
Jind38
Kaithal48
Karnal104
Kurukshetra55
Nuh68
Palwal120
Panchkula39
Panipat78
Rohtak145
Sirsa50
Yamunanagar19
Mahendragarh47
Rewari56
26858 694
6277 255
20226 433
355 6
Uttar Pradesh
DistrictInstances
Agra933
Aligarh215
Amroha80
Bareilly17
Bijnor157
Bulandshahr166
Firozabad190
Gautam Buddha Nagar1119
Kanpur Nagar286
Lucknow386
Mathura129
Meerut504
Moradabad252
Muzaffarnagar117
Rae Bareli78
Rampur203
Saharanpur298
Sant Kabeer Nagar132
Varanasi243
Auraiya37
Ayodhya120
Azamgarh138
Baghpat68
Bahraich73
Balrampur49
Banda27
Basti214
Bhadohi60
Budaun23
Etah52
Etawah46
Ghaziabad794
Ghazipur159
Gonda59
Gorakhpur166
Hapur225
Hardoi49
Jalaun41
Jaunpur194
Jhansi41
Kannauj69
Kasganj16
Kaushambi6
Mainpuri46
Mau48
Mirzapur22
Pilibhit15
Pratapgarh15
Prayagraj30
Sambhal116
Shamli40
Shravasti23
Sitapur32
Sultanpur97
Unnao42
Ambedkar Nagar92
Amethi206
Ballia60
Barabanki168
Chandauli38
Chitrakootfour
Deoria143
Farrukhabad36
Fatehpurthree
Hamirpurthree
Hathras43
Kanpur Dehatfour
Kheri72
Kushi Nagar67
Lalitpurthree
Maharajganj85
Mahobathree
Shahjahanpur25
Siddharth Nagar159
Sonbhadra10
51160 1913
19137 881
30831 986
1192 46
Delhi
DistrictInstances
Central4817
East2472
New Delhi3405
North3059
North East1914
North West5463
Shahdara1580
South2329
South East2446
South West2391
West4768
123747 954
15166
104918 1784
3663 35
Assam
DistrictInstances
Dhubri30
Goalpara19
Marigaon50
Baksa14
Barpeta28
Biswanath16
Bongaigaon12
Cachar80
Charaideo29
Chirang6
Darrang20
Dhemaji47
Dibrugarh61
Dima Hasao86
Golaghat203
Hailakandi57
Hojai89
Jorhat24
Kamrup42
Kamrup Metro276
KarbiAnglong13
Karimganj85
Kokrajhar37
Lakhimpur57
Majuli2
Nagaon143
Nalbari23
Sivasagar20
Sonitpur27
South SalmaraMancacharfour
Tinsukia84
Udalguri28
West KarbiAnglong5
25382 1383
8229 310
17095 1072
58 1
Sikkim
DistrictInstances
East Districtthree
North Districtzero
South Districtthree
West Districtzero
305 22
213 22
92
zero
Bihar
DistrictInstances
Buxar134
Gaya115
Munger188
Patna279
Rohtas256
Arwal52
Aurangabad75
Banka134
Begusarai243
Bhagalpur266
Bhojpur103
Darbhanga143
Gopalganj123
Jehanabad178
Kaimur (bhabua)105
Lakhisarai72
Madhepura82
Madhubani199
Nalanda123
Nawada122
PurbiChamparan138
Purnia135
Saran101
Siwan139
Vaishali87
Araria68
Jamui47
Katihar175
Khagaria253
Kishanganj75
Muzaffarpur96
Pashchim Champaran57
Saharsa88
Samastipur139
Sheikhpura118
Sheohar20
Sitamarhi73
Supaul87
27646 1077
9996
17433 1125
217
West Bengal
DistrictInstances
24 Paraganas North1031
24 Paraganas South281
Darjeeling97
Howrah1435
Jalpaiguri88
Kalimpong18
Kolkata2777
Maldah235
Medinipur East153
Medinipur West159
Hooghly604
Murshidabad125
Nadia139
Paschim Bardhaman70
Purba Bardhaman130
Alipurduar39
Bankura116
Birbhum206
Coochbehar210
Dinajpur Dakshin50
Dinajpur Uttar216
Jhargram9
Purulia66
44769 2282
17204 712
26418 1535
1147 35
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
DistrictInstances
South Andamans33
Nicobars1
North And Center Andaman1
207 four
55
152 7
zero
Puducherry
DistrictInstances
Pondicherry111
Karaikal2
Mahefour
Yanamzero
2092 93
798
1265 111
29 1
Arunachal Pradesh
DistrictInstances
Anjawzero
Changlang31
Dibang Valleyzero
East Kamengzero
East Siang1
Kamlezero
KraDaadizero
KurungKumeyzero
Leparadazero
Lohitthree
Longdingzero
Decrease Dibang Valleyzero
Decrease Siangzero
Decrease Subansirizero
Namsai2
PakkeKessang1
Papum Pareeight
Shi Yomizero
Siangzero
Tawang1
Tirapzero
Higher Siang1
Higher Subansirizero
West Kamengzero
West Siang1
790 50
502 47
285 three
three
Nagaland
DistrictInstances
Dimapur20
Kiphirethree
Kohima7
Longlengzero
Mokokchungzero
Moneight
Peren2
Phek1
Tuensangthree
Wokhazero
Zunhebotozero
1021 33
537
484 39
zero
Dadra And Nagar Haveli
DistrictInstances
Dadra And Nagar Haveli20
zero
zero
zero
zero
Jharkhand
DistrictInstances
Ranchi148
Bokaro16
Deoghar5
Dhanbad32
Garhwa80
Giridih19
Hazaribagh110
Jamtara2
Koderma58
Simdega48
Chatra1
Dumka5
East Singhbum170
Godda2
Gumla28
Khunti10
Latehar14
Lohardagaeight
Pakurfour
Palamu27
Ramgarh75
Sahebganjzero
SaraikelaKharsawan20
West Singhbhum21
5756 221
2893 123
2810 94
53 four
Tripura
DistrictInstances
Gomati74
North Tripura14
Dhalai196
Khowai24
Sepahijala174
South Tripura53
Unakoti49
West Tripura45
3079 201
1227 113
1845 86
7 2
Ladakh
DistrictInstances
Kargil77
LehLadakh43
1195 17
186 13
1007 four
2
Jammu And Kashmir
DistrictInstances
Anantnag395
Bandipora175
Shopian255
Srinagar300
Baramulla271
Budgam110
Ganderbal37
Jammu138
Kathua53
Kulgam295
Kupwara231
Rajouri39
Ramban151
Reasi26
Samba25
Udhampur155
Mirpurzero
Muzaffarabadzero
Doda27
Kishtwar10
Poonch35
Pulwama108
14650 751
6122 278
8274 463
254 10
Himachal Pradesh
DistrictInstances
Chamba29
Hamirpur117
Kangra105
Sirmaur11
Solan32
Una41
Bilaspur21
Kinnaur2
Kullufour
Lahaul And Spitizero
Mandi21
Shimla10
1631 148
553 140
1067 eight
11
Punjab
DistrictInstances
Jalandhar297
Ludhiana293
Patiala132
Amritsar485
Barnala25
Faridkot74
Firozepur50
Gurdaspur154
Hoshiarpur140
Kapurthala44
Mansa31
Moga65
Pathankot86
S.A.S Nagar137
Sangrur107
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr)99
Sri Muktsar Sahib71
Tarn Taran163
Bathinda60
Fatehgarh Sahib57
Fazilka53
Rupnagar (Ropar)74
10510 410
3130
7118 583
262 eight
Uttarakhand
DistrictInstances
Haridwar94
Dehradun370
Nainital323
Almora71
Bageshwar31
Chamoli36
Champawat45
PauriGarhwal36
Pithoragarh43
Rudraprayag30
Tehri Garhwal110
Udam Singh Nagar83
Uttar Kashi24
4642 127
1375 28
3212 96
55 three
Manipur
DistrictInstances
Bishnupur7
Chandel5
Churachandpur32
Imphal East10
Imphal West21
Jiribamthree
Kakching2
Kamjong5
Kangpokpi26
Noney1
Pherzawlthree
Senapati6
Tamenglong2
Tengnoupal9
Thoubal18
Ukhrulfour
1925 14
618
1307 94
zero
Chandigarh
DistrictInstances
Chandigarh313
737 20
207
518 30
12
Meghalaya
DistrictInstances
East Khasi Hills22
East Garo Hillszero
East Jaintia Hillszero
North Garo Hills1
Ribhoizero
South Garo Hillszero
South West Garo Hillsfour
South West Khasi Hillszero
West Garo Hills5
West Jaintia Hills1
West Khasi Hills1
466 16
396 14
66
four 2
Mizoram
DistrictInstances
Aizawl10
Champhaizero
Hnahthialzero
Khawzawlzero
Kolasib11
Lawngtlai2
Lunglei2
Mamiteight
Saihazero
Saitual1
Serchhipzero
297 13
129 12
168 1
zero
Lakshadweep
DistrictInstances
Lakshadweep Districtzero
zero
zero
zero
zero
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