The CDC also recommends quarantining for 14 days after contracting the virus. This struck Murray as a ridiculously long period of time, in part because, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the virus is most contagious in its first three days in one’s system. CVS initially informed patients that they can expect results in two to four days, but have now been telling people it can take six to 10 days “in times of peak demand,” according to its website. On July 2, she got tested at CVS and did not receive results until 12 days later, when she learned she tested positive. The impact of long waitsĪ slew of COVID-19 symptoms started to hit Brittani Murray hard in late June. Using LabCorp, another major laboratory, individuals are waiting four to six days on average. Individuals like hospitalized patients and symptomatic healthcare workers are given priority, and have been receiving results on average less than two days after being tested, according to its website. The average wait time is seven or more days, according to Quest. The company attributes the lag to a swell in demand in the South, Southwest and Western regions of the country. People are waiting up to two weeks to hear their test results from Quest Diagnostics, one of the major testing laboratories for the virus. Long wait times for COVID-19 test results have been reported around the country. The county is also ordering more testing kits for its federally-qualified testing centers, working to increase the department’s internal testing capacity and providing test samples to local labs rather than the national laboratories, which have been slammed with samples. To address this new demand, the county is asking asymptomatic people who have not knowingly been in close contact with someone who tested positive to not seek testing so long as they are able to quarantine for two weeks, Bogen said. The county reports a median lag time of 3 days across the pandemic. Before July, the average was 3.9 days, and after July, it increased to 6.4 days. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)įrom the start of the pandemic to July 15, the average time in Allegheny County between specimen collection and reporting of positive results to Pennsylvania’s National Electronic Disease Surveillance System has been 5.2 days, according to county spokesperson Amie Downs. Debra Bogen being introduced as Allegheny County’s new health director in March 2020, just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pittsburgh region. ![]() Private juvenile detention? Allegheny County seeks new owner for closed Shuman Centerĭr.Teacher burnout: A pandemic problem meets long-term realities. ![]() Funeral shooting in Brighton Heights reflects cycle of violence and spiral of pain, advocates and officials say.
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