COVID-19 case doubling rate slows to 7 days in Maha: Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said rate of doubling of COVID-19 cases in state has slowed down furr to seven days from five days earlier.

In a mess issued late in evening, Tope stated that out of total 76,000 tests for coronavirus conducted in state so far, Mumbai city alone accounts for more than 50,000. rate of doubling of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has slowed down furr to seven days. A few days back, it was five days," he said.

Out of 76,000 tests carried out for COVID-19 in state so far, 50,000 have been done in Mumbai city alone. This is chiefly because Mumbai has a very high number of positive cases," health minister said. He defended state government''s decision of t undertaking large-scale testing of asymptomatic people (those t showing signs of viral infection).

If a person does t show symptoms, his test may come negative. But incubation period of coronavirus is 14 days..so he or she may develop symptoms later. "Hence, we are t doing asymptomatic tests in large numbers, Tope said.