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COVID-19: 1.16 lakh tests done in Pune in 4 weeks, say officials
PUNE : The Pune district administration on Thursday said that it adopted an aggressive approach to curb the spread of COVID-19, as part of which it conducted over 1.16 lakh tests in the city in the last four weeks.A senior official said that over 27,000 people tested COVID-19 positive during the tests conducted during this period."We consciously adopted a strategy of aggressive testing in Pune to detect more cases and the purpose was to isolate the patients, provide them early treatment and contain the spread of the virus," officer on special duty Saurabh Rao said.He said that from June 25 to July 1, a total of 22,800 tests were done in Pune city and total 4,451 cases were detected."From July 2 to 8, over 25,200 samples were tested and