Mayor De Blasio, NYC Health + Hospitals, Bioreference Laboratories Announce Expanded Capacity to Allow 5,000 Daily Covid-19 Tests
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
NEW YORK, March 19 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release:
Mayor de Blasio announced that beginning Thursday, March 19th, NYC Health + Hospitals will expand their COVID-19 testing capacity by 5,000 tests per day through a partnership with OPKO Health's BioReference Laboratories. Under the agreement reached last night, NYC Health + Hospitals will begin sending tests to BioReference by Thursday. Results will be produced within 1-2 days, halving the curr . . .
Mayor de Blasio announced that beginning Thursday, March 19th, NYC Health + Hospitals will expand their COVID-19 testing capacity by 5,000 tests per day through a partnership with OPKO Health's BioReference Laboratories. Under the agreement reached last night, NYC Health + Hospitals will begin sending tests to BioReference by Thursday. Results will be produced within 1-2 days, halving the curr . . .