The East Singhbhum health authorities carried out a special Covid-19 testing drive in various urban and rural areas on Wednesday.
Camps were set up in various rural blocks and urban areas for the purpose.
Officials of civic bodies like Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) and Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC) with incident commanders assisted the health authorities during the special drive.
All visitors at Sakchi market had to undergo the RT-PCR test at the Bazar Master s office.
Similarly, visitors to other markets like Mango and Golmuri also had to undergo RT-PCR test.
JNAC special officer Krishna Kumar said the special test drive was carried out to gauge the extent of cases, which are on the rise for the last couple of weeks.