Karnataka medical education minister K Sudhakar said the state is now aiming to conduct 35,000 antigen tests to determine COVID-19 on a daily basis.
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“In order to ramp up testing in containment zones, 2 lakh rapid Antigen test kits have been procured and supplied to all districts across the state,” he said.
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With the newly procured kits, a cumulative 50,000 antigen tests will be conducted in Bengaluru urban and rural districts alone, he added.
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As many as 19,328 antigen tests were done across the state on Tuesday (July 21).
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Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 3,649 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total tally of infected to 71,069 in the state. State also saw 61 deaths and 1,664 discharges on Tuesday. The death toll in Karnataka stands at 1,464.
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