(Bloomberg) --
Vice President Mike Pence said the backlog in coronavirus testing in the U.S. should be resolved by midweek.
Pence, speaking at a White House press conference on Sunday, said health-care workers should prioritize in-patient testing.
“We want people checked into a hospital, that are treated for what they thought was the coronavirus, to receive the test more quickly,” Pence said.
Pence added that about 254,000 people in the U.S. have now been tested for coronavirus and received their results. More than 32,000 have tested positive -- including U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who revealed his diagnosis on Sunday.
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