Amid a surge in Covid cases, the Maharashtra govt has capped the prices of RT-PCR test.
The prices have been capped at ₹500 at collection centres, ₹600 at Covid centre, Quarantine centre or Isolation centre and ₹800 if the sample is collected from home.
The price of RT-PCR has been capped for the sixth time.
Maharashtra reported close to 40,000 new Covid-19 cases and 227 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state's health department on Wednesday.
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