"The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was diagnosed in Washington state
on January 20, 2020i
. After 12 weeks, and the appearance of over 600,000 cases
of COVID-19 and over 25,000 deaths, the United States still lacks a national testing
strategy to reliably and consistently test patients across the country. Instead, states
have been forced to respond with limited federal support, leaving a patchwork of
testing efforts across the country, limited data on the spread of the disease, and scarce
supplies for testing and protection of health care workers.
As of April 14, more than 150,000 people are being tested each day, and more than
2.8 million tests have been performed. This is far below the amount of testing per
capita that has been done in other countries..."
COVID-19 and testing
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