23 Feb 2022

Covid-19: Labs inundated with tests

From Morning Report, 8:16 am on 23 February 2022

Testing laboratories say they're inundated with demand for Covid-19 PCR tests and there's a major backlog in Auckland.

Figures released by the Health Ministry yesterday show a total of 24,351 tests were done in the past day - 29,000 on average in the past week.

Institute of Medical Laboratory Science president Terry Taylor.

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