Fascinating story on the intricacies of the UConn Covid Testing protocols.

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Behind the scenes: How a group of scientists made UConn athletics possible this season

If not for six scientists who spend their days analyzing saliva, COVID testing on campus...

www.ctinsider.com

UConn’s COVID-19 lab conducts up to 340 individual tests a day for the athletic department alone, in addition to the 5,000 it runs daily through pool testing for the university population at large. More than 10,000 tests have been performed for the athletic department since the current protocol was put in place in October.

Without this process and the effort of those involved, UConn sports at this time would be impossible.


The cost of athletics testing in this system is under $100,000, with each test costing under $10. That is far less expensive, with a quicker turnaround time, than services offered by off-campus labs. Costs to the lab for testing the student population at large, university professor and lab coordinator Dr. Rachel O’Neill said, is hundreds of thousands of dollars versus the millions it would have been with the use of off-site labs.

 

[HuskylnSC]

That is far less expensive, with a quicker turnaround time, than services offered by off-campus labs.

Logical since there is no 100% profit markup.

 

[chj001]

Sorry eebmg, but on their face your numbers don't add up. At 340 tests per day they'd be doing 10,000 tests per month. Since October, that would mean 40-50k tests, not 10k like you say.

 

[eebmg]

Sorry eebmg, but on their face your numbers don't add up. At 340 tests per day they'd be doing 10,000 tests per month. Since October, that would mean 40-50k tests, not 10k like you say.

My numbers ???? LOL. I clipped the relevant part from the embedded article. Did not think to get my calculator. Take it up with Mike Anthony.