Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

BROCKTON — Weekly Brockton city data shows there were 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week of August alone, 18 of whom were hospitalized. On Friday, Sept. 2, through a partnership between the ...

NEWARK, Calif. (KGO) -- Desperate attempts Sunday night to try to get PCR COVID tests as the holiday weekend wraps up, there are reports of seven-hour long lines in the East Bay city of Newark. This ...

There's still a lot of confusion around the best time to take a COVID test and where to get them. Here, experts share their ...

Whether you’re already feeling sick or want to prepare for the cold season, here’s what you should know about buying a COVID test — at-home or PCR. COVID-19 cases have been on the rise (though still ...

Tufts University is switching to a pooled COVID-19 testing procedure for the 2021–22 academic year; pooled testing processes up to 10 samples at once, performing the same polymerase chain reaction ...

Note: This story is more than a week old. Given how quickly the Covid-19 pandemic is evolving, we recommend that you read our latest coverage here. Covid-19 community levels remain “low” in Vermont ...

GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks Public Health PCR and antigen COVID testing are both going to be processed through testreg.nd.gov starting Tuesday, Jan 11. According to a GFPH press release, free PCR and ...

In New York City, the number of people taking official COVID-19 tests — those traditional PCR tests given at hospitals and clinics – is the lowest it’s been since May 2020. Back then, the U.S. was ...

Health Ministry lifts mandatory COVID-19 testing for organ transplants, preserving organs from asymptomatic donors while ...

Vermont’s Covid-19 community levels remained “low” this past week, the state Department of Health reported Wednesday, rounding out the month of February with consistently low community levels. The ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Coastal Health District’s drive-through COVID-19 collection site in Brunswick is set to close on Saturday, Sept. 17. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] For more ...