More than 1.1 million samples tested till now for coronavirus, says ICMR

More than 1.1 million samples have been tested for Covid-19 as of Monday morning, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

"A total of 11,07,233 samples have been tested as on May 4, 9 am," ICMR said.

A day earlier, the medical research body had said that currently there are 315 government and 111 private laboratories, operational and reporting to it.

According to ICMR, there are 363 labs, including government and private, conducting Real-Time RT PCR test for Covid-19 in the country. While 42 laboratories are engaged in TrueNat Test and 21 for CBNAAT Test in India currently.

India's count of Covid-19