New York City will begin manufacturing its own test kits for the coronavirus and has locked down a supply of 100,000 from its own factories and an Indiana-based company
The city has also reached a deal to buy 50,000 tests a week from a Carmel, Ind., company, Aria Diagnostics. Last week, the Indiana city donated 50,000 kits to New York.
On April 6, the city administered 10,241 tests, according to city reports, marking the highest volume since the outbreak began. Four days later, just 25 people were tested, according to the stats. That is the lowest volume since the pandemic started.. Despite their simplicity — the tool resembles long Q-tips that reach into the nasal cavity of those suspected of having the disease — the city's hospital system is running extremely low.
The mayor declined to say how much the city is paying for the test kits from Aria, or to name the New York City companies that will be making them now. Even the 400,000 kits a month will not be enough to offer widespread testing to the the city’s 8.6 million people. To start, people vulnerable to the disease because of age and chronic health conditions will be prioritized, de Blasio said.
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