India has exceeded the 140 tests per day per million population, as advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) for comprehensive surveillance of Covid-19 by nearly six times, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday.
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"WHO in its Guidance Note on "Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of Covid-19" has advised that a country needs 140 testsdaymillion population for comprehensive surveillance of suspected cases," the MoHFW's tweet read.
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"India has exceeded 140 testsdaymillion population as advised by WHO by nearly 6 times. Several StatesUTs have demonstrated better performance than the national average," it added.
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The MoHFW further said that many Indian states and Union Territories (UTs) are performing significantly better than even the national average in conducting tests.
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As per a graph shared by the Union health ministry, India is performing 828 tests per day per million population, as per the latest data.
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Delhi with a testing average of 2,717 stands at the top in the country, followed by Goa (1,319), and Karnataka (1,261).
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Meanwhile, Rajasthan with 280 tests being conducted per day per million population is at the bottom of the list.
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As per the MoHFW on Sunday, the Covid-19 count is at 65,49,374, including 9,37,625 active cases in the country. The count also includes 55,09,967 cured and discharged or migrated cases and 1,01,782 deaths.
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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 7,89,92,534 samples have been tested up to October 2 for Covid-19 in the country. Out of these 11,42,131 samples were tested on Friday.
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