At least 886 people were told they did not have Covid, when they in fact had tested positive.
The pathology testing laboratory SydPath has apologised for giving out incorrect Covid-19 results
It initially admitted earlier this week that it had erroneously told 400 people on Christmas Day that they did not have Covid. They were only notified about the mistake the following day. "Unfortunately... a simple data processing error was made which led to the wrong test results being released," it said.
Testing services in NSW have been struggling with high demand. Many have reported being turned away at clinics which had reached full capacity, while others have complained of long waits for test results.
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