KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The total number of Covid-19 tests, using the RT-PCR (PCR) and RTK Antigen (RTK-Ag) kits, conducted on Thursday (June 10) is 92,420.
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Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Twitter informed that 53, 876 PCR and 38, 544 RTK-Ag tests were conducted.
“For Covid-19 testing benchmark, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has set the bar for adequate testing to at least 10, or preferably 30 negative cases, for every positive case,” he said.
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In addition, the total number of Covid-19 tests recorded in the last 14 days by the Public Health Laboratory Information System (SIMKA) was 54, 153 PCRs and 42, 873 RTK-Ag on June 9, while on June 8, it was 46, 189 PCRs and 45, 570 RTK-Ag.
On June 7, the number stood at 45, 207 PCRs and 34, 518 RTK-Ag; June 6 (51, 845 PCRs and 34, 858 RTK-Ag); June 5 (59, 111 PCRs and 39, 257 RTK-Ag); June 4 (67, 489 PCRs and 42, 734 RTK-Ag); June 3 (65, 186 PCRs and 47, 828 RTK-Ag).
Earlier on June 2 (66, 532 PCRs and 49, 411 RTK-Ag); June 1 (67, 801 PCRs and 45, 520 RTK-Ag); May 31 (58, 303 PCRs and 48, 585 RTK-Ag); May 30 (61, 653 PCRs and 34, 290 RTK-Ag); May 29 (72, 558 PCRs and 39, 167 RTK-Ag); and May 28 (78, 664 PCRs and 46, 768 RTK-Ag).-BERNAMA