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Northeast Drives Record U.S. Testing to Monitor Covid-19 Surge

Covid-19 Testing At Grove Hall — Photographer: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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By Jonathan Levin

October 28, 2020 at 5:47 PM UTC

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The Northeast is running America’s biggest Covid-19 surveillance operation as a coronavirus resurgence sweeps the country, sending U.S. testing overall to a record.

The seven-day average of U.S. tests rose to 1.2 million Tuesday, part of an upswing that started about a month ago and has continued unabated, according to Covid Tracking Project data.