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In Karnataka, Bidar tops in list of tests per million people

Mysuru: According to Covid-19 war room data that’s available till May 27, Bidar district has conducted 7,573 tests done per million people, the highest in the state.

Mandya, which is witnessing a surge in cases due to returnees from Maharastra, is in the fifth place with 5,243 tests, while Shivamogga is at 10th spot (3,874 tests).

The positions of other districts: Kodagu 12th (3,756); Hassan 14th (3,378); Mysuru 21st (2,959); and Chikkamagluru 27th (2,139).

Chamarajanagar, the only green district that is yet to report any positive case, stands at 26th place (2,190).

Such tests give an idea about the number of tests carried out in a district to find out the number of positive cases.

According to Mysuru DC Abhiram G Sankar, Mysuru had done the highest per million tests till mid-April. “We have less number of inter-state returnees, and almost have no contacts pending. So we are concentrating on random samples. Our number is no less,” he said, adding that they have been maintaining a steady testing rate commensurate with their capacity. “We can’t flood the lab as Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute also caters to neighbouring districts,” he explained.

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