Augusta University To Play Key Role In Promised Escalation In Testing

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April 21st, 2020

In Seattle, a nurse holds a vial and a swab at a drive-up coronavirus testing station at Harborview Medical Center earlier this month. Augusta University is taking a central role to increase the number of COVID-19 tests in Georgia. That includes producing 5,000 swabs per day, up from the current 1,000 per day, AU President Brooks Keel says.

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As the state of Georgia attempts to increase the number of COVID-19 tests it conducts each day, Augusta University is taking a central role.

The university and Augusta University Health System have been tapped to serve as the command center for scheduling coronavirus tests for those who report symptoms through its app and hotline.

The Georgia National Guard is assisting at the command center, placing phone calls to patients who’ve met the qualifications for testing. Once samples are collected and tested across the state, the results are fed back to the university, which notifies patients within 72 hours.

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