Increase Covid test: Centre to states witnessing spike

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in some states, the Centre has advised them to increase the number of RT-PCR tests and regularly monitor mutant strains. In a letter written to the states, the Centre has also stressed that all negative rapid antigen test results should be mandatorily followed by the RT-PCR test. India has been witnessing a rise in the Covid-19 active cases over the past five days. On Sunday, India recorded the highest number of cases in the last seven days as it registered 14,264 fresh infections.