As more labs gain the ability to test for the new coronavirus — and eligibility for that testing expands — 'we are going to start to see more and more cases pop up across the country,' an expert says.
More testing is sure to find more people with the virus—at least, those people who have been sickened by it. This surge in testing won't be able to tell how many people are infected out there with no symptoms.that more than 40 public health labs should be able to test for the virus by the end of the weekend.
Over the next week, he added, that number should grow to more than 100 labs, as the CDC sends out more test kits. Initially, limited testing capacity meant the CDC didn't advise testing sick people unless they had a history of travel to affected countries or contact with a known COVID-19 case. And test kits sent to labs around the country had a"I certainly do wish that the testing was available sooner. There was this very unfortunate challenge in the production process and it did put us a few weeks behind," Becker told NPR.
He noted that the availability of more testing and expanding who is eligible for that testing means that"we are going to start to see more and more cases pop up across the country." "We'll have a much greater understanding of what's going on with the virus here in America," he said.
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