UK health officials on Friday said that an estimated 43,000 people may have been incorrectly told they do not have COVID-19 due to problems with testing at a private laboratory. The Immensa Health Clinic Lab in Wolverhampton, England, was suspended from processing test swaps after reports surfaced of false negatives. The faulty test results were among tests that were processed a the facility between sometime in early September and this week, officials with the UK Health Security Agency said. “Around 400,000 samples have been processed through the lab, the vast majority of which will have been negative results, but an estimated 43,000 people may have been given incorrect negative PCR test results” located primarily in southwest England, according to the agency. The UK Health Security Agency appeared to downplay speculation that the issue is widespread, saying the faulty results are “an isolated incident attributed to one laboratory.” Individuals who were affected would …
Laboratory Suspended After Producing Tens of Thousands of Incorrect COVID-19 Test Results: UK
October 15, 2021
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