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49,362 COVID-19 tests conducted so far
Over 5,000 tests done last week which is a record - Dr Sahukhan

49,362 COVID-19 tests conducted so far

Over 5,000 tests done last week which is a record - Dr Sahukhan

By Dhanjay Deo
28/04/2021
Head of Health Protection, Dr Alisha Sahukhan.

A total of 49,362 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted so far with a daily average of 839 tests over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 3,485 tests over the last 2 weeks.

Head of Health Protection, Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says there was a record 5,169 tests done last week. 


She says testing has increased in line with the response to the recent local cases, with 685 tests conducted yesterday.


Dr Sahukhan says testing is expected to increase with today’s delivery of 4 new GeneXpert machines. 


She adds their overall test positivity is 0.2% and their 7-day average daily test positivity is 0.6%.


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