Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker defended his administration's COVID-19 testing efforts as long lines continue to stretch at testing sites while cases surge.
, dashboard, have been spiking to heights not seen since last winter's surge, thought to be driven in part by the omicron variant.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and health experts expect even higher infection rates in the coming weeks., when health officials reported another 15,163 confirmed cases and 45 new deaths. Baker pointed out that Massachusetts has been working to make more rapid tests available to residents, including by, and"they should help take some of the pressure off those testing sites."
He also said his administration would push to expand the state's testing infrastructure, but that staffing issues have made that hard. "We have more testing infrastructure than just about anybody else, but people are going to have to be patient," he said.
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