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Coronavirus Testing Questions Answered
Tuesday, March 31, 2020


A common question among several residents of Steuben County in regards to Coronavirus is in the area of prioritizing who gets testing for the respiratory illness that continues to wage war all across the world.

Dr. Ted Crisman with the Steuben County discussed how the testing priority works within the area.

Crisman discussed that due to the limited amounts of testing supplies on hand at local healthcare facilities, prioritization ultimately goes to those who appear to be the most severely infected in which admittance to an Intensive Care Unit would be advised.

Crisman along with Dr. Todd Rumsey from Cameron Memorial Hospital also discussed how healthcare workers may also be expedited in the testing priority simply because they are the ones dealing with the illness on the front lines, and they want to make sure the virus is not spread to loved ones of those who work in the medical field.



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