40 Karmataka Labs Fined Over Rs 20 Lakh For Delay In Uploading COVID Reports

Covid test results were found to be delayed by over 24 hours since May 8 in 10,103 cases and labs have been fined Rs 200 for each case.

Forty labs have been fined Rs 20.20 lakh for delay in uploading results of Covid tests, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said on Monday. This information was shared by Shalini Rajneesh, Nodal Head, in-charge of COVID testing, at a meeting convened by the Deputy Chief Minister, his office said in a statement. Those fined include nine government and 31 private labs. The results were found to be delayed by over 24 hours since May 8 in 10,103 cases and this includes both government labs and private labs, according to the release. Of these, 3,034 cases belong to government labs and the rest 7,069 cases are from private labs, and the labs have been fined Rs 200 for each case, it said.