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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement earlier this week, "We have had a phenomenal increase in testing. By the end of this week, the state expects to be able to perform 7,000 tests per day â an "exponential increase of what we have done." The first drive-thru location in New York state was set up Friday in New Rochelle.
NBC news writer, Elizabeth Chuck, relates in her article: "Frustrations have grown as other countries have surpassed with ease the number of tests that are being performed in America. In South Korea, a leader in coronavirus testing capabilities, 15,000 people are tested per day." The U.S., in contrast, has struggled to test barely double that in total. As of Monday, NBC News estimated that there have been at least 33,000 tests done, based on figures listed on about 40 state public health department websites across the country.
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