The state of Wisconsin is taking big steps to increase COVID-19 testing capacity, Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday, April 20.
Working with the Wisconsin Clinical Lab Network, the state has grown the number of labs performing COVID-19 tests from just eight labs in March to 36 labs as of April 20, Evers stated in a press release.
Although the state plans to continue public-private partnerships to add more labs and more testing capacity in the days and weeks ahead, Wisconsin needs a federal partnership to ensure availability of reagent and other critical supplies, Evers said.
Find a summary of how far the state has come in expanding testing here.