Aggressive testing is said to be one of the best ways to keep the spread of coronavirus in check. Now COVID-19 task force in Mumbai is out in a case for accelerate the testing in the state in order to check the surge in coronavirus cases during the festive season.
In an effort to detect more cases, the BMC had increased the number of daily tests in the month of October as compared to September. It was duly noted that the number of infections was lower compared to the number of tests conducted. In the month of September, 17 per cent of the total number of tests conducted tested positive whereas, in October, the figure stood at 14 per cent. Currently, the target is 16,000 to 20,000 tests per day. In the month of October, 3,52,770 tests have been conducted. Of these, 47,748 patients tested positive for the coronavirus.
In the month of October till the 28th of the month, 14,68,000 tests for the coronavirus have been conducted in Mumbai. Of these, 2,52,888 people have been found to be affected by COVID-19. Accordingly, the incidence of infected patients in Mumbai is 17.17 per cent. With the increase in the number of tests in Mumbai, the percentage of cases per day has also come down since October.
Talking to Mumbai Mirror, Dr Sanjay Oak, who heads Covid-19 task force said that the BMC must push for aggressive testing in the festive season. He said, “Mumbai should carry out 20,000 to 24,000 RT-PCR tests per day. After the unlocking, there must be aggressive testing to keep Covid-19 in check. As we open up, we need to do more tests.”
Apart from this, there is also an aggressive drive from BMC to ensure that people wear masks in public places. Official data released by the respective department states that fines worth INR 3.5 crore has been recovered so far from the city.
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