Less than one percent have been tested for the virus in both Texas and California.
"Testing is the best way to inform and educate yourself as you go through the reopening process so you can watch not just hospitalizations...but also testing so you can look at the infection rate across the state and see how the infection rate is increasing," Cuomo said at a press conference.
Florida and Pennsylvania , the third- and fifth-most populous states, respectively, have each tested only around 1.3 percent of their residents.A volunteer conducts a drive-thru COVDI-19 virus test at Malibu City Hall on April 8, 2020 in Malibu, California.With a growing number of cases and hospitals facing a shortage of staff, beds and other medical equipment, virus tests are mostly limited to those who show severe symptoms.
The CDC attempted to begin rectifying the issue last week. It released new guidelines for counting cases and deaths, which have been in effect from April 14.
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