Testing capacity has been increased across the Auckland region due to last week's surge in testing (file photo). Coronavirus testing capacity has been "rapidly extended" across Auckland following a surge in testing numbers. More than 16,000 tests were carried out within the Auckland region last week, prompting health officials to set up two new Covid-19 community testing facilities in New Lynn and Manurewa. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: As queues grow, Covid-19 testing priorities change* Coronavirus: People kept waiting for hours at Covid-19 testing clinics* Coronavirus: Auckland DHBs seek doctors, nurses with expired practicing certificates to bolster ranksNRHCC lead Dr Dale Bramley said it was committed to ensuring easy access to testing and acknowledged DHB and laboratory staff who had worked long hours to keep up with demand. Ricky Wilson/Stuff Two new Covid-19 testing facilities, like this one in Ōtara, have opened in Manurewa and New Lynn.

Source: Stuff June 27, 2020 07:30 UTC