Backlog of reporting negative tests in Martin County

There are big concerns for Martin County ans state leaders that the rate of infection of COVID-19 in Martin County isn't being properly porteayed.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYSTHAT RATE IS POSSIBLYINFLATED.

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THE ISSUE IS OVERPOTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OFNEGATIVE TESTS - THAT ARE NOTREFLECTED IN THOSE NUMBERS..WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S MEGHANMCROBERTS REPORTS WHAT ISBEING DONE TO FIX THIS.<< THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HEREIN MARTIN COUNTY IS CONFIDENTTHIS WILL BE RESOLVED WITHINTHE NEXT 24 HOURS& COUNTYLEADERS AND STATE LEADERS AREOFFERING MORE RESOURCES TO THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CATCH UPON A BACKLOG OF NEGATIVE TESTSPKG AS MORE AND MORE COVID-19TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTEDAROUND MARTIN COUNTY& COUNTYADMINISTRATOR TARYN KRYZDASAID SHE RAISED CONCERNS TOTHE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHEN SHENOTICED THE COVID-19 DASHBOARDWASNRECENT TESTS.“WE KNEW WE WEREDOING HUNDREDS ON A DAILYBASIS.

THAT HELPED US UNCOVERTHIS SITUATION” THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT CONFIRMING TO HERIN A MEETING THAT THE AGENCYWAS FALLING BEHIND INREPORTING POTENTIALLYTHOUSANDS OF NEGATIVE RESULTS&CITING TECHNICAL ISSUES01:26:32;10“THE POSITIVERESULTS TEND TO BE ENTEREDFAIRLY QUICKLY, BUT THENEGATIVE ONES WERE LAGGINGBECAUSE THEY REQUIRED MANUALINPUT” THAT INCLUDES TESTSFROM VARIOUS PROVIDERS& ANDPOTENTIALLY A COUPLE THOUSANDFROM CLEVELAND CLINIC.“3,000OR MORE THAT ARE NEGATIVERESULTS THAT HAVE NOT BEENENTERED INTO MARTIN COUNTYDATABASE” 01:27:30;26“IT WASALARMING.

I WASFLABBERGASTED” SO KRYZDA&PULLED DOWN THE COUNTYLOCAL COVID-19 DASHBOARD&01:27:43;20“IT WAS OBVIOUS TOME THAT WE WERE MISLEADING THEPUBLIC BECAUSE WE WEREUTILIZING THE SAME DATA TOMAKE OUR OWN DASHBOARD” ANDREACHED OUT TO VARIOUS STATEREPRESENTATIVES FOR HELP&INCLUDING TOBY OVERDORF& TOGET THE COUNTY BACK ON TRACK.01:32:04;01“WEEVEN IN ST.

LUCIE COUNTY WEREDECREASING TO BELOW 3% RATEAND MARTIN COUNTY WASINCREASING, HITTING CLOSE TO11%” OVERDORF SAID THE STATEWILL JOIN THE COUNTY INOFFERING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTRESOURCES AND PEOPLE TO HELPINPUT MORE CASES.

01:35:48;01“THE MARTIN COUNTY DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH REALLY NEEDS TO GETAFTER IT AND ACCEPT THE HELPFROM THE MARTIN COUNTYADMINISTRATION AND LETS GETTHESE NEGATIVE CASES ENTEREDAND GET A REAL TRUTHFULPICTURE OF WHATMARTIN COUNTY” TAG: AT LASTCHECK TONIGHT- THE STATEDASHBOARD LISTS MARTINCOUNTYPERCENT& CONSIDERED ABOVE THETARGET RATE.

WE WILL SEE HOWTHE RATE CHANGES AS MORENEGATIVE CASES ARE INCLUDED.