Covid-19: How Indian states have fared in testing for coronavirus

An analysis of where India stands in terms of confirmed coronavirus cases as a proportion of total tests carried out

India’s tally of Covid-19-positive cases has reached 9,240 and the number of fatalities currently stands at 331. The country has so far tested 179,374 samples (as on 11 April) — implying 4.7 per cent of the samples tested have been found to be positive for Covid-19.

India is constantly upgrading its testing capabilities to keep a check on the spread of coronavirus infections in the country. The number of tests conducted has grown almost four times since April 1 to an average 15,000 daily in the past five days.





In Tamil Nadu, 9.8 per cent