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Testing slowdown: Fewer coronavirus tests casts doubt on falling case counts – USA TODAY

COVID case counts have dropped nationally but reporting problems and reduced testing makes it hard to place any confidence that rates are improving.

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Testing for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has dropped nationwide the past two weeks even as the evidence builds disease spread is picking up in many states.
Nowhere is the danger of the testing slowdown more evident than the South. In Mississippi, more than one in five tested for the virus in the past week were positive, the highest rate in the nation as of Friday. The average number of daily tests in Te…

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