As infections rise, India's states fall behind in testing for Covid-19

States relying on a method that is quick to detect infections but may not be reliable always.

As Covid-19 cases rise in India, the government should test more people and isolate those infected. Many states though have dialed down testing as infections rise.

Average daily tests in India have increased since April. The country averaged 1.72 million tests over the previous week, whereas it tested just 1.18 million samples a month ago on April 10. The share of some of the most infected states in daily tests has declined though.

In India, average daily tests have increased since the last month. The country has averaged 1.82 million tests over the previous week, whereas it tested just 1.13