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Update on COVID-19 test turnaround times

By the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States

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Update on COVID-19 test turnaround times

Key takeaways

1) Average wait times for COVID-19 test results continue to fall steadily (from 3.9 days in March to 2.2 days in December). 

2) Racial disparities still exist in testing times: in December, Hispanic and Black respondents waited 0.7 and 0.4 days longer than white respondents, respectively. 

3) In December, the average respondent waited 2.4 days between seeking a test and obtaining a test. They waited another 2.2 days to receive test results. 

4) Testing is still too slow to support effective contact tracing. 

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Published:
January
2021
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