Four things to know:
1. The North Carolina health department adjusted its official COVID-19 test counts, removing data from more than 200,000 tests. The adjustment didn’t affect the number of new positive cases or the percentage of positive tests.
2. The state attributed the error to LabCorp’s manual data submission dating back to April 24; the company added tests from out of state at-home kits to North Carolina lab data by mistake.
3. North Carolina health officials identified the problem last weekend and have been working with LabCorp to fix it.
4. LabCorp CEO said the issue has been fixed and doesn’t affect any other states.
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