Extra prepared if there is an exponential rise in Coronavirus cases: Govt

According to ICMR officials, a total of 1,86,906 samples have so far been tested across the country, of which 7,953 have been found positive for Covid-19.

As many as 909 Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in India. This takes the total number of coronavirus cases to 8,356, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday, while asserting that the government is "extra prepared" if there is an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus patients.

Addressing a press briefing, Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, "the government is expanding the Covid-19 testing capacity in state-run as well as private medical colleges."

"The total number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 8,356. A total of 909 new cases and