AMC detects 207 COVID patients in city

Aurangabad, March 13:

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials conducted 1,008 antigen and 3,567 RT-PCR tests (total of 4,575 tests) at its COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and different places in the city and traced 207 Covid-19 patients (including 13 residents of areas out of the AMC limits) today.

The health teams conducted 130 antigen tests at the CCCs and detected 55 persons as infected. The AMC personnel also held 1,220 RT-PCR tests at the CCCs. Meanwhile, by visiting different parts of the city, the mobile teams have conducted 657 antigen tests and detected 130 Coronavirus infected persons. They also collected swab samples of 1,063 suspects for RT-PCR tests.

According to AMC data, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) conducted 72 RT-PCR tests, district civil hospital - 23 and private laboratories - 1,189 on Saturday. The private laboratories also conducted 221 antigen tests and found 22 infected patients. The AMC will be receiving the reports of all RT-PCR tests tomorrow.