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Data shows COVID-19 testing down across Massachusetts

By Ryan Trowbridge and Kaylee Pugliese on July 15, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — Western Mass News is looking into COVID-19 testing and we’ve found testing has significantly declined here in the Bay State. With the Delta variant of the virus and a summer cold spreading, some don’t feel the need to be tested for the coronavirus if they’ve been vaccinated, but is this concerning?

Data from the state’s Department of Public Health showed earlier this year, in January after the holidays and in March after spring break, there were as many as 130,000 tests administered on a given day. On Wednesday, there were just under 32,000 tests reported.

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