New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch “High throughput” Covid- 19 in three cities on Monday. The PMO in a statement said that three cities i.e. Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata through video conferencing.

“These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai; and ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, and will be able to test over 10,000 samples in a day,” PMO said in a release

India recorded Covid- 19 infections crossed 14 lakh mark on Monday with 708 deaths and highest single-day spike of 49,931 cases in last 24-hours. According to the Union Health Ministry, the total Covid- 19 positive cases now stand at 14,35,453 including 4,85,114 active cases, 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated and 32,771 deaths.

Maharashtra has reported the highest number of Covid- 19 cases 3, 66,368, among states and Union Territories in the country. A total of 2, 06,737 cases have been reported from Tamil Nadu till now, while Delhi has recorded a total of 1, 29,531 Covid- 19 cases.

The infectious march of the Covid- 19 through Tamil Nadu showed no sign of slowing down as 6,986 fresh cases and 85 deaths were reported on Sunday, reached up the tally to 2, 13,723 and the toll to 3,494. While the caseload in Chennai seems to have stabilized, the situation in several districts remains grim. On Sunday, Chennai added 1,155 cases to the State’s kitty, which is just 16.5 per cent of the total cases reported on the day. The city’s three neighbouring districts Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur together accounted for 19.3 per cent of the total cases reported.

Infections have shot up in other districts too. Virudhunagar recorded 385 cases, Ranipet 367, Thoothukudi 248, Coimbatore 220, Theni 217, Kanyakumari 215, Madurai 209 and Villupuram 208 cases. In a cause for concern, a new cluster may have emerged at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai with at least 29 doctors and nurses, who were posted on Covid duty, having tested positive since Friday, said hospital sources. Of the infected GRH staff, around 16 are nurses while the rest are doctors, added sources. However, the health department is yet to confirm this.