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Maharashtra, Kerala need to substantially increase RT-PCR testing for COVID-19: Govt
Maharashtra and Kerala, two states that account for 72% of the total active coronavirus cases in India.Both the states have 61,550 and 37,383 active cases, respectively, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said."This accounts for 72% of the total active cases in the country," he said.When asked the reason for the high number of active cases in both the states, Rajesh Bhushan said one of the reasons could be a fall in the number of RT-PCR tests."Over a period of time, both in Maharashtra and in Kerala, the number of RT-PCR tests have gone down and there is a need to substantially increase RT-PCR tests; this is something we have shared with both the states," he said.Maharashtra registered 4,092 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, which took the