India has more than 2.5 lakhs cases of coronavirus. It has certainly increased its COVID testing to about 1.42 lakh a day. But as the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) is now rising, the number of tests should also increase to nearly half a million per day. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), once the TPR goes beyond 10%, the testing needs to be increased. Delhi's TPR was 37.82%  on Saturday and more tests should have been conducted. Gujarat has a TPR of 13.47%, and Vadodara's TPR is approx 22% (as per the data of last 15 days) while for Maharashtra it is 23.12%. The TPR in Mumbai is over 40%. Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have recorded a TPR above the national average of 8.5 % Lesser tests would conclude lesser positive cases which would show good results in terms of cases and their fatalities. Few states are tweaking the number of COVID deaths, but the IMCR and the government are constantly pushing to increase the capacity for cremation, which means t

Author-Shlok Talati