Covid testing jumps 57% in a fortnight, still lower than November level

Among metros, Pune has highest positivity rate of 1.05%; 7 of Kerala's 14 districts have positivity rate of over 1%

Covid testing has increased 57 per cent in the last fortnight, but the average testing numbers are still lower than the levels achieved in the first week of December 2022, a Business Standard analysis found.

While India tested 171,088 samples for the seven days till January 5, its level of testing at the start of December was 175,209 samples. The average testing in October was 185,267 samples, whereas the levels in November were 187,738 per day, according to Indian Council of Medical Research data.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had issued an alert December 20, 2022, about the