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Mayor De Blasio Says Delay In Coronavirus Test Results Should Be Resolved: ‘Getting Much Better’

New York City now has the capacity to complete 50,000 coronavirus tests a day, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. "This is the number we've been wanting to get to for quite a while," he said. "We'll now have that capacity.

New York City now has the capacity to complete 50,000 coronavirus tests a day, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.

"This is the number we've been wanting to get to for quite a while," he said. "We'll now have that capacity."

De Blasio said Medrite Urgent Care has joined the effort, now offering testing in Inwood, the Garment District and Midtown, Manhattan, along with Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

The mayor also said the median turnaround time for test results is down to two days.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City now has the capacity to complete 50,000 coronavirus tests a day, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.

"This is the number we've been wanting to get to for quite a while," he said. "We'll now have that capacity."

De Blasio said Medrite Urgent Care [...]




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