SA Pathology sends wrong COVID-19 results to 11 people in South Australia
2 years, 11 months ago

SA Pathology sends wrong COVID-19 results to 11 people in South Australia

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A South Australian pathology clinic has admitted that 11 people were given the wrong COVID-19 test result on New Year's Eve. Key points: 11 people were sent the wrong COVID-19 results SA Pathology says the correct results were sent within three hours Three prisons have gone into lockdown after numerous prisoners tested positive In a statement, SA Pathology said that, while the results from the PCR tests were correct, an IT issue resulted in the incorrect result being sent out. The mistake comes after South Australian authorities scrapped testing requirements for interstate arrivals and casual contacts, and reduced requirements for close contacts and positive cases amid lengthy testing queues and rising case numbers. Three prisons in lockdown after COVID outbreak Meanwhile, three Adelaide prisons have gone into lockdown after numerous prisoners tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

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