Amid rise in coronavirus positive cases in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday released a list of 87 private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests.
Among the 87 laboratories, which are set up in 15 states, Maharashtra has the highest number of COVID-19 testing labs at 20. It is to mention that Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in the country in terms of the number of people infected from coronavirus. Moreover, 12 laboratories are in Telangana, 11 in Delhi, 10 in Tamil Nadu, 7 in Haryana, 6 in West Bengal, 5 in Karnataka 4 in Gujarat, and 2 each in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and 1 each in Uttarakhand and Odisha.
The ICMR further said that a total of 4,62,621 samples from 4,47,812 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 as on April 21 at 9 pm. “Also, 26,943 samples have been reported on 21 April till 9 pm,” it added.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 640 and the number of cases to 19,984 in the country on Wednesday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 15,474, while 3,869 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of cases includes 77 foreign nationals.
Here’s a complete list of 87 private laboratories which will conduct COVID-19 tests:
Delhi: Lal Path Labs, Block-E, Sector 18, Rohini; Dr Dangs Lab, C-2/1, Safdarjung Development Area; Laboratory Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar; Max Lab, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket; Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Clinical Lab Services; Oncquest Labs Ltd, 3-Factory Road; Prognosis Laboratories, 515-16, Sector 19, Dwarka; City X-Ray & Scan Clinic Pvt Ltd, 4B/18, Tilak Nagar; Lifeline Laboratory, H-11, Green Park Extension; Dept of Lab Services, Dr B.L. Kapur Memorial Hospital, Pusa Road; Dept of Laboratory Services, Action Cancer Hospital, A-4, Paschim Vihar (East).
Gujarat: Unipath Specialty Laboratory Limited, 102, Sanoma Plaza, Opposite Parimal Garden, Ahmedabad; Supratech Micropath Laboratory & Research Institute Pvt Ltd, Kedar; SN GeneLab Pvt Ltd, Nanpura, Surat; Pangenomics International Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad.
Haryana: Strand Life Sciences, Gurugram; SRL Limited, Gurugram; Modern Diagnostic & Research Centre-Lab, Jawahar Nagar; Core Diagnostics Gurgaon; MolQ Laboratory, Phase IV, Gurgaon; Pathkind Diagnostics, Sec 18, Gurgaon; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medanta-The Medicity, Sector38, Gurgaon.
Karnataka: Neuberg Anand Reference Laboratory, Anand Tower, Bengaluru; Cancyte Technologies, Bengaluru; Sakra World Hospital Lab Services, Devarabeesanahalli VArthur Hobli; Central Diagnostic Lab, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru; and Lab Services, Apollo Hospitals, 154/11, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru.
Kerala: DDRC SRL Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Panampilly Nagar, Ernakulam; and MIMS Lab Services, Govindapuram, Kozhikode.
MP: Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal Indore Highway, Bhaisakhedi, Bhopal; and Sampurna Sodani Diagnostic Clinic, LG-1, MoryaCentre, 16/1 Race Course Road, Indore.
Maharashtra: Thyrocare Technologies Limited, D37/1, TTC MIDC, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai; Suburban Diagnostics (India) Pvt Ltd, Andheri (W), Mumbai; Metropolis Healthcare Ltd, Kohinoor Mall, Mumbai; Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Rabale, Navi Mumbai; SRL Limited, Goregaon, Mumbai; A.G. Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Four Bungalows, Mumbai; InfeXn Laboratories Private Limited, Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane; Genetic Diagnostics Andheri East, Mumbai; Tata Memorial Centre Diagnostic Services, Kothrud, Pune; Jariwala Lab & Diagnostics LLP, Borivli (W), Mumbai; Ruby Hall Clinic, Sassoon Road, Pune; Metropolis Healthcare Limited, Bhandarkar Institute Road, Pune; Qualilife Diagnostics, Balaji Arcade, Mulund (W), Mumbai; SRL Diagnostics-Dr. Avinash Phadke (SRL Diagnostics Pvt Ltd), Malad West, Mumbai; Department of Laboratory Medicine-P.D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre,Mahim, Mumbai; Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital -Laboratory, Chinchwad, Pune; Vaidya Lab Thane, Wagle Estate, Thane.
Orissa: Dept of Lab Services, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar.
Punjab: Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana; and Tuli Diagnostic Centre, MajithaRoad, Amritsar.
Rajasthan: Central Lab, The Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Tonk Road, Jaipur; Dr B Lal Clinical Lab Pvt Ltd, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur.
Tamil Nadu: Dept of Clinical Virology, CMC, Vellore; Department of Laboratory Services, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, Chennai; Neuberg Ehrlich Lab Pvt Ltd, Balaji Nagar, Chennai; Sri RamachandraMedical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai; Microbiology Lab, Veerakeralam Road, Coimbatore; YRG CARE, Taramani, Chennai; Hitech Diagnostic Centre-A Unit of Dr Ganesan’s Hitech Diagnostic Centre, Chennai; MIOT Hospitals -Dept of Lab Medicine, Manapakkam, Chennai; Madras Medical Mission Clinical Lab Services, Mogappair East, Chennai; and PSG Hospitals Diagnostic Centre, Peelamedu, Coimbatore.
Telangana: Laboratory Services, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad; Vijaya Diagnostic Centre, Himayath Nagar, Hyderabad; Vimta Labs Ltd, IDA Cherlapally, Hyderabad; Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited, Bowenpally, Secunderabad; Dr Remedies Labs Private Ltd, Punjagutta, Hyderabad; Pathcare Labs Pvt Ltd, Medchal, Hyderabad; American Institute of Pathology, Serilingampally, Hyderabad; Medcis Pathlabs India, New Bowenpally, Secunderabad; Department of Lab Medicine, Alexander Road, Secunderabad; Biognosys Technologies (India), Medchal, Malkajgiri; Dept of Lab Medicine, Star Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad; Tenet Diagnostics, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
UP: RML Mehrotra Pathology, Nirala Nagar, Lucknow; and Dept of Lab Medicine, JaypeeHospital, Sector 128, Noida.
Uttarakhand: Dr Ahuja’s Pathology and Imaging Centre, 7-B, Astley Hall, Dehradun.
West Bengal: Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, 58 Canal Circular Road, Kolkata; Tata Medical Center, Rajarhat, Kolkata; Laboratory Services, Peerless Hospitex Hospital and Research Centre, Panchasayar, Kolkata; AMRI Hospitals, Salt Lake City, Kolkata; Suraksha Diagnostic, Newtown, Kolkata; and Dr Lal Pathlabs Ltd -Kolkata Reference lab, Newtown, Kolkata.-Agencies
