India conducts 13,85,706 COVID-19 tests in last 24 hours

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a nasal sample from a Delhi Police Constable
New Delhi, Aug 02 (ANI): A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a nasal sample from a Delhi Police Constable at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

NEW DELHI: A total of 13,85,706 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Thursday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today. A total of 58,00,43,190 tests have been conducted so far.
On Wednesday 14,31,819 COVID-19 tests had been conducted.

Meanwhile, India reported 21,257 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, the active cases in the country stand at 2,40,221. (ANI)