Aurangabad, April 29:
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials conducted 2,278 antigens and 2,055 RT-PCR tests (total of 4,333 tests) at its COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and different places in the city and traced 87 Covid-19 patients today.
The health teams conducted 90 antigen tests at the CCCs and detected 19 persons as infected. The AMC personnel also held 483 RT-PCR tests at the CCCs. Meanwhile, by visiting different parts of the city, the mobile teams have conducted 2,145 antigen tests and detected 60 Coronavirus-infected persons. They also collected swab samples of 1,229 suspects for RT-PCR tests.
According to AMC data, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has conducted 69 RT-PCR tests, District Civil Hospital conducted 23 and private laboratories did 251 on Thursday. The private laboratories also conducted 43 antigen tests and found eight infected patients. The AMC will be receiving the reports of all RT-PCR tests tomorrow.