Because multiple specimens are required from each individual, the number of actual patients who have been tested is likely far lower, putting the U.S. behind other countries still.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has promised millions of tests will be made available throughout the U.S. by the end of this week. But he acknowledged Monday that he did not know how many patients had been tested so far.
“I could not give you a number of how many Americans have received a test," Azar said at a briefing of the White House coronavirus task force. While it's not known exactly how many individuals have been tested, the U.S. still lags far behind other nations, which have already run tens of thousands of tests. In South Korea alone, more thanThe CDC reported that as of Monday afternoon, 3,698 specimens have been tested by CDC labs, and 4,856 specimens have been tested by U.S. public health laboratories, for a total of 8,554 specimens.with U.S.
Even more tests are rolling out at academic labs as well, including at Johns Hopkins University and UW Medicine.
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