SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An ABC7 News I-TEAM analysis of data from the COVID-19 tracking project and state health departments looked at processed COVID-19 tests for the 50 U.S. states and D.C.
When standardizing for population differences per 1 million people, California ranks 48th with 6,550 tests processed. Rhode Island ranks first with the most tests processed at 29,037 and Virginia ranks 51st with just 5,740 tests processed.
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California has been lagging in processed COVID-19 tests for the last three weeks, ranking 50th on April 3, up to 45th last week and back down to 48th this week.
Still Gov. Newsom says California is improving.
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"We are seeing substantially larger numbers tested on a daily basis. A little over 18,800 yesterday. A little over 12,500 today. We are seeing those numbers increase compared to even a week ago. We want to get to 25,000 tests per day in the next few weeks," Newsom said.
The governor says a task force is specifically focused on testing and looking at new types of tests and technologies.