There is a transparent downward trend in new Covid-19 infections in the country, with 48,120 cases reported on October 30, compared to a peak of 97,859 cases on 16 September; however, the number of tests continues to grow at a slower pace.
All tests conducted in India were 10. 77,28,088 on October 29. At the beginning of the pandemic, there was an urgent desire to accentuate testing and a strong expansion seen in daily testing. But that expansion is slowing down now. The 10-day replacement in the number of cumulative tests performed, or the 10-day cell expansion rate, has been declining since the peak recorded on April 6. The growth is recently 11%.
Even among the maximum evaluated states, such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the rate of expansion of daily tests is decreasing. For example, the 10-day cell expansion rate for tests accumulated in Uttar Pradesh 10% as of October 29, more than 3 of the 32% expansion in mid-August. Similarly, for Bihar, it was 13%, a sharp decline from 102% on 15 August.
Commenting on the decrease in the expansion rate of accumulated check numbers, Himanshu Sikka, Lead, Wealth, Nutrition and WASH, IPE Global, said mathematically, this may be due only to the base now has a higher level. performed according to the day, requiring an expansion rate of one hundred times; Now, the number of checks is more than one million checks depending on the day, so the required expansion rate is not as large.
Apart from that, Sikka said: “One of the main reasons is that we had the initial momentum in testing and learned a lot to make sure the tests run smoothly; now, the expansion of the test infrastructure has declined, to some extent. “
“If we took a look at April, May and June, it was hard to take a test. Today, no one hears complaints, at least in cities, about the shortage of evidence. But the scenario may just be another in small towns,” he said, adding, “The test infrastructure is not lightly distributed across the country. Small towns and districts still have limited testing infrastructure and scarcity is still there. These states with larger infrastructure will also need to focus on expanding infrastructure at the district point in addition to the pandemic, it will also help capacity and diagnosis at the district point in the long run.
The country’s checks consistent with millions of inhabitants were also lower than those of the United States and Brazil, according to Worldometer data. India counts 76,971 compared to 4,27,174 in the United States and 1,02,789 in Brazil on October 29. The overall control figures showed that the United States, which has the highest number of infections in the world, has the highest number of controls. Her count was 141,669,328 on October 29. In contrast, Brazil’s decrease than India’s was 21,900,000.
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