SydPath laboratory in Sydney, Australia, said human error was to blame for over 1,000 people receiving a false negative COVID-19 test.
SydPath laboratory in Australia said on Monday that 1,000 people received a false negative COVID-19 test ahead of Christmas after previously reporting that only 400 people receiving an incorrect test result.
The laboratory said the false negatives were caused by human error and the testing system was strained because of the large number of tests the lab had to process ahead of the holiday season. SydPath laboratory in Sydney, Australia, had 1,000 people with a false negative COVID-19 test ahead of Christmas. Above, a man has a swab taken at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 21, 2021.Australia's New South Wales state reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and confirmed its first death from the Omicron variant.
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