Bhubaneswar: At least 45,165 COVID-19 tests were conducted in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the State Health & Family Welfare Department informed.
According to sources, 6,836 tests were conducted under RT-PCR, 38,165 under Antigen, and 164 under TruNat.
The state government had earlier issued guidelines for all private hospitals, nursing homes and laboratories to conduct tests via three methods — RT-PCR, Antigen and TruNat.



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