Aurangabad, April 27:
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials conducted 2,659 antigens and 1,940 RT-PCR tests (total of 4,599 tests) at its COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and different places in the city and traced 98 Covid-19 patients today.
The health teams conducted 131 antigen tests at the CCCs and detected 23 persons as infected. The AMC personnel also held 601 RT-PCR tests at the CCCs. Meanwhile, by visiting different parts of the city, the mobile teams have conducted 2,501 antigen tests and detected 72 Coronavirus-infected persons. They also collected swab samples of 1,071 suspects for RT-PCR tests.
According to AMC data, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has conducted 71 RT-PCR tests, District Civil Hospital conducted 20 and private laboratories did 177 on Tuesday. The private laboratories also conducted 27 antigen tests and found three infected patients. The AMC will be receiving the reports of all RT-PCR tests tomorrow.