Covid-19: Bihar gets kits from ICMR to test 11,000 more samples

TNN | Updated: Apr 8, 2020, 07:30 IST

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PATNA: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has supplied vital test kits and reagents for use by four hospitals in the state where Covid-19 tests are conducted. At least 11,000 tests can be conducted at the four hospitals through these kits, health department sources said.
The four hospitals where Covid-19 tests are conducted are Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), state health department principal secretary Sanjay Kumar said.
“The present stock will last for seven to 10 days,” a senior health department official said.
RMRIMS has conducted 3,257 Covid-19 tests till 10am on Tuesday, IGIMS 658, PMCH 11 and DMCH 136.
“Of the 34 positive cases detected in the state till Tuesday, 22 were detected at RMRIMS and 12 at IGIMS,” sources said.
Another senior health department official said the RMRIMS is alone conducting around 360 to 400 tests per day.