A report from NPR and the Harvard Global Health Institute illustrates gaps between U.S. states' current diagnostic testing capacities and target thresholds it argues would be necessary to roll back social distancing restrictions.
, states meeting this testing criteria have confirmed some of the lowest total case counts in the country. Alaska, Montana, Hawaii, Wyoming, West Virginia and North Dakota rank within the nation's bottom 10 in terms of relative incidence of positive diagnoses.
NPR and HGHI's new study followed a string of economic reopening procedures launched nationwide over the last two weeks. Movie theaters have resumed operations, beaches are allowing visitors, retailers are accepting customers, and some restaurants have restored in-person dining options. In total, more than half of U.S. states have either begun to reopen segments of their respective economies or have made plans to do so in the coming weeks.
New York residents, pictured on April 30, stand six feet apart outside a Manhattan health clinic where diagnostic testing for the new coronavirus is offered. According to analysis published Thursday by NPR and the Harvard Global Health Institute, most U.S. states have not expanded testing capacity to an extend that would allow them to lift social distancing restrictions safely.
Many state administrations, particularly those governing regions hit hardest by the pandemic, have prioritized expanding diagnostic and antibody testing capacities as they draft gradual reopening plans. On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a
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