Woodrich said he called the leadership of one of the commercial labs Bryan works with "to get this sped up" and said he was told the lab was sending specimens elsewhere to try to reduce the lag time for tests.

Brandon Crumb said he went through Bryan's drive-thru clinic, tested negative for flu and other respiratory diseases and was tested for COVID-19. He was told he would get results no later than Sunday, but as of Thursday he still hasn't been told whether his cough and intestinal issues were due to coronavirus or something else.

Crumb said that as of a couple of days ago, his symptoms have gone away and he now feels fine, but he still wants to know whether he exposed anyone to COVID-19.

"I want to be able to tell contacts whether they need to get tested or not," he said.

Bryan has been working on trying to do its own analyzing of COVID-19 tests in house, but it doesn't look like that will be possible at this point.

Christina Nickel, Bryan's director of laboratory services, said the health system has three analyzers that could do COVID-19 testing, but because Lancaster County is "not considered a hot spot" for the virus, the companies will not provide reagents and other supplies needed for the testing process.

Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com. On Twitter @LincolnBizBuzz.

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