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Lab fails to report thousands of COVID-19 tests to SC

By Associated Press

Florida woman fears she has coronavirus, claims Health Department won’t test her for virus FILE PHOTO: Amid global concerns about the coronavirus, a Florida woman in Sanford said she’s worried she’s one of more than 85,000 people who have gotten sick. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images) (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)

By Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — (AP) — For the second time this week, South Carolina health officials said a lab failed to report thousands of COVID-19 tests over several months.

Officials said urgent care clinic chain Doctors Care reported the results of more than 7,000 COVID-19 tests from July through this week. About 400 of them were positive.

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The state health agency reminded labs they are required to report both positive and negative COVID-19 tests to the state within 24 hours or face punishment if they repeatedly delay results.

On Tuesday, state officials announced the Augusta University Healthcare system in Georgia failed to report the results of 15,000 coronavirus tests.

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