Maharashtra Govt Planning to set up 32 more COVID testing labs. in Maharashtra till 10 am today 472 more COVID-19 cases reported, total positive cases in the state to 4676 and 9 more deaths have been reported, taking the total death toll in the state to 232.
In Maharashtra huge hike of COVID-19 positive cases. The Medical Education & Drugs Department Govt of Maharashtra planned to increase the testing labs.
Already in Maharashtra state has the highest number of testing labs & testing capacity in India ( 23 government & 20 private COVID-19 testing labs). Now the state govt try to set up 13 government, 19 private testing labs to speed up the COVID-19 tests
Maharashtra Govt planning to set up 32 more COVID-19 testing labs
Government of Maharashtra to increase the COVID-19 Checkup & Reports planning to set up 32 more COVID-19 testing labs.
Maharashtra with 43 COVID testing labs (23 gov. & 20 pvt.), has the highest number of testing labs & testing capacity in India. With the aim to suit up for this fight against #COVID19, the Maharashtra government is planning to setup 32 more COVID testing labs. (13 gov. & 19 pvt.) pic.twitter.com/VmR6d6ZD3s
— Balasaheb Thorat (@bb_thorat) April 21, 2020
In Maharashtra total 23 Government laboratories for COVID-19 testing i.e
- Shree Bhausaheb Hire Medical College, Dhule
- Government Medical College Aurangabad
- Government Medical College Akola
- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College Nagpur
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur
- Nagpur Veterinary College MAFSU, Nagpur
- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
- Government Medical College Nagpur
- Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and CSM Hospital, Thane
- National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune
- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
- Byramjee Jeejeebhoyin Medical College, Pune
- National AIDS Research Institute, Pune
- Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur
- Government Medical College Miraj
Government Laboratories For COVID-19 Testing At Mumbai
At Mumbai 7 testing labs located
- National Institute for Research on Reproductive Health
- National Institute of Virology Field Unit
- Haffkine Institute
- Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College (GSMC) & KEM Hospital
- Kasturba Hospital For Infectious Disease
- Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Hospital
- Tata Memorial Centre ACTREC