How The Decline In Lab Testing Is Complicating Efforts To Track Covid 1 As the pandemic enters its third year, more people are taking at-home tests or none at all. But coronavirus cases are still rising.
With free testing programs ending, collection sites closing and an abundance of at-home test kits available free or for purchase, Hawaii residents are asking themselves – is it worth it to schedule an in-person Covid-19 test anymore?
For many, the answer seems to be no.
The decline of lab-processed PCR tests in favor of at-home antigen tests not included in official case counts is coinciding with an increase in coronavirus infections in the islands, and has raised fears that a new surge may be looming even as it is becoming more difficult to track Covid’s spread.
