Viral Swing: CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation

Friday, 13 March 2020

CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation

Coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency. An examination of state and federal records by Yahoo News finds that American states are, on average, testing fewer than 100 people per day — while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had tested fewer than 100 people total in the first two days of this week.