With testing down, hard to know how much COVID is in Massachusetts Share Updated: 7:06 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021 Share Updated: 7:06 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021
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Show Transcript ED: 5 INVESTIGATES IS TRACKING COVID TESTING IN MASSACHUSTS A CONCERN ABOUT THE DELTA VARIANT GROWS. NEW AT 6:00: OUR MIKE BEAUDET IS LOOKING AT WHAT THE LACK OF WIDESPREAD TESTING COULD MEAINN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD. MORE THAN 24 MILLION COVID-19 MOLECULAR TESTS HAVEEE B ADMINISTERED IN MASSACHUTTSE BUT THE NUMBER OF TESTS HAS PLUMMETED SINCE THE WINTER WHEN THE AVERAGE HIGH TOPPED ,0.77 ONE DAY IN JANUARY TO AN AVERAGE LOW EARLIER THIS MONTH OF ABTOU 17,000. THAT DOESN’T COUNT HIERGH EDUCATION TESTING. PLUS VACCINATED PEOPLE MAY BE LESSIK LELY TO GET TESTED THEY DO GET SICK. SO WE REALLY DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH COVID IS IN THE STATE RIGHT W.NO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY UNDERCOUNTING CASES OF COVID AS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE ENTIR PANDEMIC. WE MAY BE UNDERCOUNTING EVEN MOR
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