As the total cases of coronavirus in the U.S. climbed to 1,325 on Thursday, with nearly 40 deaths nationwide, many state officials have signaled frustration about the lack of tests being conducted to detect COVID-19. Lawmakers have suggested that an estimated 2.4 million tests exist that could cover 800,000 people in the United States. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health said Thursday that the U.S. has needed to improve it’s testing procedures. U.S. officials have said they’ve shipped well over 1 million tests to labs across the country. However, it’s unclear how many actually have been used because tests have gone to some private labs and hospitals not reporting to the CDC.

Source: Fox News March 13, 2020 02:48 UTC