Nagpur Covid labs test samples from Malegaon too
Nagpur:- Three of Nagpur’s five Covid-19 laboratory facilities are not only analyzing samples from Vidarbha and neighboring districts but also extending their hands to the Malegaon district of Nashik, which has seen the third-highest spike in the number of cases of coronavirus after Mumbai and Pune.
On 7 and 8 May, a total of 343 Malegaon samples were tested at three Nagpur laboratories, Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar reported. “We are receiving and testing samples from Malegaon to ensure that results are sent in good time. The state has agreed to a centralized sample distribution system, “Kumar said.
The lab conducted tests of 149 Malegaon samples at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital (IGGMCH), and 10 of them were found positive. AIIMS laboratory tested 115 samples, and six samples proved positive. GMCH laboratory tested 79 samples, of which 43 were positively identified. In the area, a total of 59 Malegaon samples tested positive.
Over the last two days, all the samples were brought to the city by a freight train. Nashik district collector Suraj Mandhare said numerous samples in Malegaon are still pending.
“We do not leave any stone unturned to ensure that samples are tested from any possible laboratory. We get them from Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, and even Nagpur to be tested. The number of samples is very high, and the newly established Nashik facility is quite small to handle, “Mandhare said.
The laboratory facility at Nashik has the capacity to test 180 samples per day. However, in Malegaon, medical authorities send an average of 450 samples every day. Altogether 494 samples from Malegaon are still pending even after testing in Nagpur.
The city has reported 448 positive cases for CoNagpur: Three of Nagpur’s five Covid-19 laboratory facilities are not only analyzing samples from Vidarbha and neighboring districts but also extending their hands to the Malegaon district of Nashik, which has seen the third-highest spike in the number of cases of coronavirus after Mumbai and Pune.
On 7 and 8 May, a total of 343 Malegaon samples were tested at three Nagpur laboratories, Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar reported. “We are receiving and testing samples from Malegaon to ensure that results are sent in good time. State has agreed to a centralized sample distribution system, “Kumar said.
Lab conducted tests of 149 Malegaon samples at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital (IGGMCH), and 10 of them were found positive. AIIMS laboratory tested 115 samples, and six samples proved positive. GMCH laboratory tested 79 samples, of which 43 were positively identified. In the area, a total of 59 Malegaon samples tested positive.
Over the last two days, all the samples were brought to the city by a freight train. Nashik district collector Suraj Mandhare said numerous samples in Malegaon are still pending.
“We do not leave any stone unturned to ensure that samples are tested from any possible laboratory. We get them from Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, and even Nagpur to be tested. The number of samples is very high, and the newly established Nashik facility is quite small to handle, “Mandhare said.
The laboratory facility at Nashik has the capacity to test 180 samples per day. However, in Malegaon, medical authorities send an average of 450 samples every day. Altogether 494 samples from Malegaon are still pending even after testing in Nagpur. The city has reported 448 positive cases for Coid so far.
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Lab | Tested | Positive
IGGMCH | 149 | 10
AIIMS | 115 | 6
GMCH | 79 | 43
Total | 343 | 59
