OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois-based COVID-19 testing company, accusing it of improperly handling tests and providing fake results.
"Center for COVID Control contributed to the spread of COVID-19 when it provided false negative results," Ferguson said in a statement."These sham testing centers threatened the health and safety of our communities. They must be held accountable." The Center for COVID Control did not respond to a request for comment Monday from the newspaper or from The Associated Press. All of its locations are closed"until further notice," according to its website.
But recently, customers throughout the country have been complaining about the center's delayed or lack of results, leading health authorities in several states, including California and Illinois, to launch investigations.