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500 Saliva Samples From Maryland COVID-19 Testing Site Expire 500 Saliva Samples From Maryland COVID-19 Testing Site Expire
500 Saliva Samples From Maryland Covid-19 Testing Site Expire Retesting was needed for nearly 500 people whose saliva samples taken at a Maryland testing site had expired, local health officials said. The 471 PCR tests taken on Jan. 10 at Ripken Stadium were sent to a backup lab in Texas after the Harford County Health Department's primary lab had a COVID-19 outbreak, officials told multiple news outlets. By the time the tests arrived at the backup lab, they had expired, the outlet said. Rapid tests were not impacted. Anyone who was tested at the Ripken Stadium testing site on Jan. 10 is urged to get retested.

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by Cecilia Levine
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OUTBREAK: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test COVID-Positive Following After-Prom Parties OUTBREAK: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test COVID-Positive Following After-Prom Parties
Outbreak: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test Covid-positive Following After-Prom Parties It began with a couple of after-prom parties and an extended Jersey Shore weekend. Then came the revelation that a Cresskill High School graduate had tested positive for the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, the number was up to 20, authorities said. This doesn’t count any possibly infected parents or siblings, Cresskill OEM Coordnator Christopher S. Ulshoefer said Tuesday. An urgent care center in town has had lines around the block the past few days as word spread of the outbreak, he noted. Last Tuesday, the graduating senior class had a prom party at Alpine Country Club in Demarest, foll…

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by Jerry DeMarco