Sampling increased twofold in Mohali district, says Dayalan

Tribune News Service
Mohali, September 7

The Covid-19 sampling in the district had been increased twofold, said Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan.

“From around 350 per day, the authorities are now collecting 850 to 1,100 samples daily,” he said.

Dayalan said the move was aimed at early detection of Covid so that treatment could be started well in time, besides preventing its spread.

“To match the sampling pace, the testing has also been doubled. On an average, 850 tests are being conducted now,” said Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan. He said on September 4, 946 samples were collected in the district — 669 RT-PCR tests, 19 TruNat and 258 Antigen tests. On September 5, the health teams collected 855 samples — 554 RT-PCR tests, 23 TruNat and 278 antigen tests.

The number of sampling teams had been increased to 26 from 20 to cover the high-risk population, said the Deputy Commissioner.

Dayalan said they wanted to keep the case fatality rate under control.

He said now, anybody suspicious of having contracted the virus can visit any of the nine flu corners for getting tested and then submit an undertaking form for direct home-isolation if he/she reported positive.

In such cases, patients based on their pledge would be allowed home-isolation and tracking teams would monitor their health level daily, added Dayalan.