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Gov. DeSantis says Quest Diagnostics failed to report nearly 75K COVID-19 test results; cuts ties with company
ORLANDO, Fla. The Florida Department of Health said Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering all Florida executive agencies to sever their COVID-19 testing relationships with Quest immediately.
Officials said Quest Diagnostics failed to follow Florida law and report all COVID-19 results in a timely manner.
The lab failed to report nearly 75,000 test results dating back to April, according to DeSantis.
Quests failure to report nearly 75,000 results dating back to April means most of the data in todays upload - while it will have historical significance - will have little impact on the status of the pandemic today, DeSantis said.
https://www.wftv.com/news/florida/gov-desantis-says-quest-diagnostics-failed-report-nearly-75k-covid-19-test-results-cuts-ties-with-company/GS2VU34ASJAX3B3G7DOTSBWKGQ/
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Nevilledog
(51,087 posts)bluestarone
(16,926 posts)For HIS incompetence? Sounds like it!
dchill
(38,475 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,001 posts)DeSomeone's caught fudging the numbers.
Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)This seems like a great way to say the reason Florida isnt testing is there arent enough testing agencies. Would be great to see all the data.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Wonder who's on the board at Quest labs and how much they've contributed to GOPpers.
In reality this lack of reporting was very convenient for DeSantis and his Master, IQ45.
This definitely bears further investigation as to exactly how 'accidental' it really was.
malaise
(268,966 posts)ScratchCat
(1,988 posts)That he is trying to find an excuse for a big jump in cases or something. You know, "Hey ignore these numbers because it includes 75,000 test results that may go back to April... Quest forgot to report these, ignore the numbers, they are old... yadda.."???
Skeptical of anything covid-related that comes out of his mouth.
ace3csusm
(969 posts)job and containing the virus...That he was a model for the US yada yada ...
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Dr. Jack
(675 posts)But with high ranking people in the Florida health department saying that DeSantis was intentionally holding back data, this seems to reek of a fuckery on the part of the Florida Republicans.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)To rise up in the ranks of government in this state means you have to be some slimey fucker.
rurallib
(62,411 posts)tainted data from a republican governor
spanone
(135,829 posts)gibraltar72
(7,503 posts)but I'm betting Ron Deathsentence was about to get caught cookin the books and like every Republican is looking for someone to blame.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)Under the bus they go. Quest should just come out and say he ordered them to cook the books. Even if it is a lie, everyone will believe it over deSatin.