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Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?
Read full article: Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?But state health officials say many rapid tests are going unreported, which means some new COVID-19 infections may not be counted. Federal health officials say about half of the nation’s daily testing capacity now consists of rapid tests. Large hospitals and laboratories electronically feed their results to state health departments, but there is no standardized way to report the rapid tests that are often done elsewhere. And state officials have often been unable to track where these tests are being shipped and whether results are being reported. Even before Abbott's newest BinaxNOW rapid tests hit the market last month, undercounting was a concern.