States Getting Wrong, Unusable Virus Testing Supplies From Feds (1)

Some states aren’t getting the types and amounts of Covid-19 testing supplies that they’ve requested from the Trump administration, according to a report by Senate Democrats.

The report, released Thursday, sheds light on the problems with testing in the U.S. since the early days of Covid-19. Although U.S. health officials are now performing about 600,000 tests per day, many states are still grappling with supply shortages and test result delays—crippling the country’s ability to respond to the pandemic.

The Democratic staff report of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee showed that states received wrong orders, delayed shipments, and ...