Some Health Department officials in Kozhikode recently tried to clear a backlog of data entry on the antigen tests being conducted on suspected COVID-19 infected persons in the district. But apparently it turned out to be an additional burden for them.
It all began when discrepancies were noticed in the number of antigen test kits supplied to the department staff and the tests actually done on suspected infected persons. The number of test kits supplied, the number of tests, and the number of people tested positive and negative for the virus were not matching, an official, who wished not to be named, told The Hindu. It was later revealed that the details of only those who tested positive were being uploaded onto the official portal and people tested negative were being left out. A section of officials claimed that they did not have enough technical staff to do the job and the work…