Deserted clinics: Rural NC struggles with access to COVID testing
Story Date: 1/21/2022

 

Source: Joe Fisher, WRAL, 1/20/22


North Carolina has upped its order of rapid COVID tests — but it's still not enough to meet the demand right now. Some rural health departments are running out of tests in just hours. Demand for a COVID test has skyrocketed since the beginning of the year. In the last two weeks, the Department of Health has distributed more than 110,000 rapid tests across the state — but some areas are running out before they can get more.

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