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Here are the reduced rates of Covid-19 testing in Karnataka
₹2,000 for govt samples in private labs In the wake of coronavirus raging across the state, the Karnataka government on Friday furthered lowered RT-PCR test rates to ₹2,000 for testing of government samples in private laboratories.The government also capped the rate for testing of private samples in private laboratories, including screening test and confirmatory test, at ₹3,000 per test, which is inclusive of cost of PPE kit.The price of Rapid Antigen test of private samples in private laboratories has been fixed at ₹700 per sample.Karnataka on Friday registered 5,007 new cases of COVID-19 and a record 110 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 85,870 and the death toll to 1,724, the health department said.The day also