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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 04:10 PM Jul 2020

US coronavirus: Surge in cases has left labs overwhelmed and Covid-19 tests delayed

Record-breaking numbers of people are testing positive for coronavirus across the US and the surge in cases is slowing the time it takes to get test results.

Labs across the country are now facing what seems like an almost "infinite" demand, one expert says.

"We really do need to improve our turnaround times, primarily in areas and counties of outbreaks," Adm. Brett Giroir, a White House coronavirus task force member, said.

Diagnostic labs are feeling the effects of the spike in cases, with a leading commercial lab saying test results can now take up to two weeks for some patients.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-surge-in-cases-has-left-labs-overwhelmed-and-covid-19-tests-delayed/ar-BB16Zzas?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

Just what Hair Fuehrer wanted "Slow the testing down"

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