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Scam Alert: False positives for COVID-19

| July 15, 2020 1:18 PM

Recent rumors circulating on social media claim that a person planned to get tested for COVID-19, never completed the test because the wait was too long, then received a letter indicating that they had tested positive for the virus.

The stories are presented as an explanation for why COVID-19 cases are rising — but the claims are false, said Kootenai Health...

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