Governor Newsom Attends Opening of New State COVID-19 Testing Lab in SoCal

California has a new laboratory in Los Angeles County which Governor Gavin Newsom promises will dramatically increase the state's COVID-19 testing capacity.

The $25 million lab, built in conjunction with major diagnostics company PerkinElmer, will begin processing tests starting in November and work toward full capacity of 150,000 tests by March 2021.

"Earlier in this pandemic, our ability to test Californians for COVID-19 and get results quickly was hampered by supply chain challenges and overwhelmed laboratories – so we built our own supply chain and our own lab with PerkinElmer," said Governor Newsom. "This new laboratory will allow California to ensure its testing capacity is timely, equitable and cost-effective – just when Californians need it most."

To start, the lab is employing 300 people, but it will reportedly employ 700 people when it's running at full capacity, with an emphasis on California hiring.


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