AMC detects 294 COVID patients in city

Aurangabad, March 27:

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials conducted 2,076 antigen and 2,127 RT-PCR tests (total of 4,203 tests) at its COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and different places in the city and traced 294 Covid-19 patients (including 17 residents of areas out of the AMC limits) today.

The health teams conducted 202 antigen tests at the CCCs and detected 66 persons as infected. The AMC personnel also held 762 RT-PCR tests at the CCCs. Meanwhile, by visiting different parts of the city, the mobile teams have conducted 1,169 antigen tests and detected 221 Coronavirus infected persons. They also collected swab samples of 827 suspects for RT-PCR tests.

According to AMC data, the District Civil Hospital conducted 26 RT-PCR tests and private laboratories - 512 on Friday. The private laboratories also conducted 705 antigen tests and found seven infected patients. The AMC will be receiving the reports of all RT-PCR tests tomorrow.