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Scarcity of coronavirus testing, lack of demographic data could hamper Pa.’s efforts to reopen parts of the state

In order to understand how COVID-19 works and how far it has spread, health experts say more people need to be tested, including those not in high-risk groups.

One expert said Pennsylvania would need to increase its testing tenfold in order to answer key questions about the disease and its trajectory.
One expert said Pennsylvania would need to increase its testing tenfold in order to answer key questions about the disease and its trajectory.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer