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Health dept. clueless about COVID-19 spike as daily tests come down in Ernakulam

The Hindu | 05/01/2022 08:27 PM | Click to read full article

A clear picture of whether there is a spike in COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam may be lacking as the number of random testing has come down drastically compared to the peak situation amidst the second wave.

As per official estimates, the current number of tests remains in the range of 7,000 to 8,000 daily. Senior officials of the district health department said that they were facing a serious manpower shortage to scale up daily tests.

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