Aurangabad, April 20:
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials conducted 3,203 antigens and 1,838 RT-PCR tests (total of 5,041 tests) at its COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and different places in the city and traced 151 Covid-19 patients today.
The health teams conducted 114 antigen tests at the CCCs and detected 19 persons as infected. The AMC personnel also held 656 RT-PCR tests at the CCCs. Meanwhile, by visiting different parts of the city, the mobile teams have conducted 3,003 antigen tests and detected 110 Coronavirus infected persons. They also collected swab samples of 1,068 suspects for RT-PCR tests.
According to AMC data, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has conducted 76 RT-PCR tests, District Civil Hospital conducted 12 and private laboratories performed 26 on Tuesday. The private laboratories also conducted 86 antigen tests and found 22 infected patients. The AMC will be receiving the reports of all RT-PCR tests tomorrow.