Prognosis
With Testing Already Low, Mexico Lost 93,803 Covid Lab Results
- That’s 5% of all tests in nation reporting 41% positivity rate
- Poor refrigeration is one cause for discarded tests: officials
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Mexico has lost or discarded 93,803 results of Covid-19 tests throughout the pandemic, health officials said, reducing the nation’s already low levels of testing for the virus.
The reasons behind the lost results vary. Some never made it to the lab from clinics and some weren’t properly refrigerated or took too long to be processed, said Health Ministry epidemiology director Jose Luis Alomia at a Tuesday evening press conference.