President Donald Trump said that the country is on track this week to pass 10 million coronavirus tests conducted, and announced that states would be receiving additional funding for testing.
Trump said the U.S. has been conducting about 300 000 tests per day and the number will go up substantially: “This week the United States will pass 10 million tests conducted, nearly double the number of any other country”.
States will be receiving USD 11 billion in funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to help governors meet their testing goals.
“This has all been approved, we"ve gotten it done, completed. The money is going out. This major investment will ensure that America continues to conduct more tests than any country on Earth by far”, - said Trump.
The money is going to states, territories and tribes, with the states hardest hit by the coronavirus receiving up to USD 500 million. The cash will be allocated to states partly based the “burden of COVID-19” as well as the population estimate of each state.