Delays in COVID test results becoming a 'problem' for NYC, de Blasio aide says
Lab delays in providing coronavirus test results are disrupting the city’s ability to track the outbreak, according to a senior health adviser to Mayor de Blasio.
“Unfortunately, this is becoming a problem. We are seeing longer turnaround times from certain laboratories,” Dr. Jay Varma said at a Tuesday press briefing.
He confirmed some test results are taking a week or longer to reach patients, though he did not go into detail or name the slow labs.
A mix of city-run and private labs runs the tests. Varma noted private labs are processing test results from around the country in the midst of an alarming surge in cases at localities outside New York.
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