Delhi conducted 20,000 Covid-19 tests on Thursday, will test more: Kejriwal
The national capital on Friday reported 49,979 Covid-19 cases, including 1,969 deaths, according to MoHFW
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The national capital on Friday reported 49,979 Covid-19 cases, including 1,969 deaths, according to MoHFW
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As many as 20,000 samples were tested in the national capital on Thursday, the most in the country in a day, according to Delhi government sources.
Taking to Twitter, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said more testing would be done in the coming days.
"Now, Delhi residents will not have any problem in getting tested for Covid-19. In the coming days, we will conduct more tests," he tweeted.
India on Friday reported the highest single-day spike of 13,586 new Covid-19 cases and 336 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the MoHFW.
With the new cases, the total number of positive cases now stands at 3,80,532 including 1,63,248 active cases, 2,04,711 cured/discharged/migrated and 12,573 deaths.
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First Published: Jun 19 2020 | 2:50 PM IST