This is what the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) told parliament's health oversight committee on Wednesday, adding that as of June 8 it had conducted 492,704 kits.
A laboratory worker handles a Covid-19 test sample. South Africa is currently facing a testing backlog of 63,224 samples, parliament heard on Wednesday.South Africa is currently facing a Covid-19 testing backlog of 63,224 samples - a situation caused byThis is what the National Health Laboratory Service told parliament's health oversight committee on Wednesday, adding that as of June 8 it had conducted 492,704 kits.
A reasonable time to clear a sample through the laboratory, if all reagents and resources are available, is 48 to 72 hours, according to a presentation tabled before the committees. Chetty said the Western Cape, due to its high numbers of positive cases, has been given priority for testing kits. This has seen its backlog reduced from 15,000 on May 28 to 3,727 on Wednesday.
She said the backlog has not impacted on testing for in-patients, who are among the patients prioritised for clinical diagnosis.
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