State still has shortage of COVID-19 tests, Inslee says

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Governor Inslee said Sunday Washington still has a shortage of coronavirus testing kits and again suggested the shutdown of most businesses and extreme social distancing would likely have to be extended to fight the disease.

Washington has been testing more people for COVID-19 recently, but the governor told CNN it lacks some necessary materials to do more.

The state Department of Health says more than 54,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in Washington.

More than 4,300 have tested positive.