<p>The Covid-19 death rate has declined by 0.6% in Mysuru district and the district administration has decided to increase the number of tests and has promised of giving reports within 24 hours, after Vijayadashami.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri on Friday, said that since the last 25 days, Covid-related fatality rate has come down in Mysuru district by 0.6%. "The death rate has declined to 1.5% from 2.1%. It is decided to ramp up Covid tests and reports will be given within 24 hours of swab collection after Vijayadashami," she said.</p>.<p>"The swab tests are conducted in only two laboratories in Mysuru and they have a capacity to test only 1,500 samples per day. The remaining are sent to labs in Bengaluru. It takes five days to get the report from Bengaluru," she said.</p>.<p>"In order to ramp up testing and to give reports within 24 hours, it is decided to facilitate a 'Liquid handling system' at MMC&RI. With the new system, 4,000 swabs can be tested in Mysuru and reports can be given within 24 hours," she said. </p>.<p>The DC said that at present, two-type of tests -- Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) -- are being conducted.</p>.<p>"Although test reports will be available within 20 minutes in RAT, the results are not 100% accurate, as it will not detect the virus, if the virus load is minimal. Thus, the government has directed to conduct 90% RT-PCR test. But, we need to wait for five days to get the result, at present," she said.</p>
<p>The Covid-19 death rate has declined by 0.6% in Mysuru district and the district administration has decided to increase the number of tests and has promised of giving reports within 24 hours, after Vijayadashami.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri on Friday, said that since the last 25 days, Covid-related fatality rate has come down in Mysuru district by 0.6%. "The death rate has declined to 1.5% from 2.1%. It is decided to ramp up Covid tests and reports will be given within 24 hours of swab collection after Vijayadashami," she said.</p>.<p>"The swab tests are conducted in only two laboratories in Mysuru and they have a capacity to test only 1,500 samples per day. The remaining are sent to labs in Bengaluru. It takes five days to get the report from Bengaluru," she said.</p>.<p>"In order to ramp up testing and to give reports within 24 hours, it is decided to facilitate a 'Liquid handling system' at MMC&RI. With the new system, 4,000 swabs can be tested in Mysuru and reports can be given within 24 hours," she said. </p>.<p>The DC said that at present, two-type of tests -- Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) -- are being conducted.</p>.<p>"Although test reports will be available within 20 minutes in RAT, the results are not 100% accurate, as it will not detect the virus, if the virus load is minimal. Thus, the government has directed to conduct 90% RT-PCR test. But, we need to wait for five days to get the result, at present," she said.</p>