RT-PCR test to begin in Gaya soon

GAYA: RT-PCR, a confirmatory test for Covid-19, will begin in Gaya in a couple of days. As of now, the samples collected at Gaya are sent to the Patna-based Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS).
About a month back, the state government approved the installation of test facility in the microbiology department of Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College (ANMMCH), Gaya.The installation got delayed and after several reprimands from senior functionaries of the state government, the facility has now finally been installed.
Asked about the status of RT-PCR test at ANMMCH, Dr NK Paswan, deputy superintendent and nodal officer for Covid treatment said the test will begin within a couple of days. “Ten technical personnel of the hospital are currently undergoing training to conduct the tests,” said Dr Paswan.
According to Dr Paswan, “The machine installed at the hospital has the capacity to produce result of 14 test samples every hour. To begin with, 90-100 results will be available each day.”
Sources said that the hospital administration was prompted to fast track the installation of the test facility following the recent revelation made by the WHO that 70% of the TrueNat test positive results were found negative in the RT-PCR test in Patna.
As per information released by the district public relations department, altogether 10,815 samples have been collected. Of these, 1016 results are still awaited.
ANMMCH caters to the positive cases of seven districts including all the five districts of Magadh division and the districts of Rohtas and Kaimur.
The number of isolation beds in the district has been officially put at 469 including the 325 isolation beds at ANMMCH and 44 beds in Hotel Imperial, Bodh Gaya. The hotel has been notified as an isolation centre to keep asymptomatic Covid-19 positive cases.