Sunday, October 25, 2009

State gears up for more H1N1 testing

 Illinois Department of ...

The state is trying to increase capacity for testing people for the H1N1 flu, anticipating a "surge" in demand in the coming months.

Now, the Illinois Department of Public Health labs can handle testing of about 130 cases a day. But the state has recently bought three new machines for about $300,000 that could increase capacity to between 250 and 1,000 tests a day.

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