Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response

“For months, public health experts and federal officials have said that significantly expanding the number of coronavirus tests administered in the United States is essential to reining in the pandemic. By some estimates, several million people might need to be tested each day, including many people who don’t feel sick,” the New York Times reports.

“But the country remains far short of that benchmark and, for the first time, the number of known tests conducted each day has fallen.”

“Reported daily tests trended downward for much of the last two weeks, essentially stalling the nation’s testing response.”