Our World in Data. In particular, we consider 3 metrics, viz. (a) total, or cumulative, number of tests per 1000 people, (b) number of daily tests, per 1000 people, and (c) number of tests per confirmed case.
And we look at the metrics “as on" a certain date, as also the manner in which the metrics have changed over the last few weeks.
Further,• India is one 86 countries that officially publishes data on covid-19. There are several other countries that do not.• Since publication of data is not synchronized globally and not in any globally accepted format, cleaning the data and adding it to a databases takes time.