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Kaleida Health expanding coronavirus testing and adding essential workers

Kaleida Health expanding coronavirus testing and adding essential workers
Posted at 8:19 AM, Apr 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-17 08:19:02-04

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Kaleida Health says it is expanding lab testing for coronavirus and adding additional essential workers.

The Western New York healthcare network says it is now testing over 400 people per day for COVID-19.

The Kaleida Labs on Flint Road in Williamsville expect to begin testing the general public who have been deemed symptomatic by their primary care physician and have received a prescription to obtain testing.

Kaleida Health has also obtained “rapid antibody” test kits from Abbott Inc. that are undergoing validation.

Since March 16th Kaleida Health has analyzed over 3,200 COVID-19 tests