The active COVID-19 caseload remained below three lakh for the 19th consecutive day. There are 2,24,190 active coronavirus infections in the country, which account for 2.15 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
5% of positive samples to go for whole genome sequencing: Covid task force
On Saturday, the Health Ministry said more than 50 samples of UK returnees are currently under sequencing at the designated laboratories. December 27, 2020 3:46:39 am
The meeting of the National Task Force on Covid-19 was attended by Dr Vinod Paul, Member, Niti Aayog, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria and independent subject experts. (Representational)
The high-level task force for Covid-19 Saturday said that as a part of its strategy to detect and contain the mutant variant, as many five per cent of positive cases from all states will be tested for Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS).