Coronavirus tests in California number fewer than 9,000 so far. But officials hope to increase them in the coming days.
The lack of testing has made it harder to track the spread of the virus.in the coming days, with help from a Quest Lab in San Juan Capistrano, which is now conducting about 1,200 tests a day.
“That will substantially ramp up in the next week or so with the two additional [Quest] labs that will come online. We’ll get those tests just from that commercial lab up to 5,000 as much as 5,500, a day,” he said. “We are increasing our capacity on an hourly basis, not just a daily basis.”“We are getting new kits in real time that are arriving,” he said. “So far, we’re in a good place. And when we need something, we are very vocal and very honest and forthright about what it is.
Newsom said the state has been in discussions with the Food and Drug Administration about how to get more tests out. Current testing kits contain two swabs so that two specimens from each patient can be taken and tested for the virus. He said officials are looking into new protocols to conduct just one swab, thereby doubling the number of patients who can be tested, Newsom said.
“So those are ongoing conversations. They’ve all been very, very positive,” Newsom said about the state’s overall effort to work with federal officials.and those with chronic health conditions to isolate themselves from others. He also called on bars and brewery and winery tasting rooms statewide to close their doors to patrons as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state continued to rise.
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