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0 pointsxivzgrev6y ago0 comments

here you go: https://covidtracking.com/data/state/california

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I’m asking for a source on why the backlog happened. Unless I’m missing something, that just shows the number of pending cases.

boyd6y ago

They accepted more tests than they had the ability to quickly process. They also appear to have accepted many tests that required use of a lower throughput assay before switching to higher throughput testing on Roche 8800s: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/next-covi...

grandmczeb6y ago

Thanks, googling found this[1] statement by Quest that they have a backlog of 115,000 tests, down from 160,000 on March 25th. It would be interesting to know what percentage of the California backlog is contained within that.

[1] https://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/COVIDTestingUpdates

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grandmczeb6y ago

I’m asking for a source on why the backlog happened. Unless I’m missing something, that just shows the number of pending cases.

boyd6y ago

grandmczeb6y ago

[1] https://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/COVIDTestingUpdates

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