Coronavirus: Order for 5 Lakh Testing Kits for COVID-19 Placed, Says Health Ministry

  • The health ministry said that an order of 5 lakh testing kits for COVID-19 has been placed. 
  • Out of those 2.5 lakh kits for rapid testing will be available on 8th and 9th April.
  • The ministry also informed that 693 fresh cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total number of confirmed cases to 4067. 
  • Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said 76% of cases have been reported in males & 24% in females. 
  • The number of deaths stands at 109 and 63% of the deaths have been reported among people over 60 years of age.
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