Navi Mumbai ran 2 lakh+ tests in July, daily cases down to 30 on Monday

NAVI MUMBAI: The civic body here has run over 2 lakh Covid tests in the calendar month of July with a daily average of 7,000, targeting containment zones and hot spots.
Total testing in Navi Mumbai, which has a population of about 15 lakh, breached the 14-lakh mark on Monday, including 8.2 lakh rapid antigen tests (RAT) and 5.9 lakh RT-PCR tests.
NMMC’s 2.16 lakh tests in July is second only to its April tally of 2.23 lakh tests at the peak of the second wave.
The RAT tests are high as nodal health officials of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) have been carrying out random tests with an eye on the possible third wave. The satellite city reported just 30 cases on Monday, the lowest in 15 months.