The Oregon Health Authority received a new supply of coronavirus test kits Tuesday from the federal government, one day before officials were set to run out.

The new kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allow for testing of “up to 4,800 people,” according to the state.

Those tests arrived just in time. Agency officials acknowledged late Monday that they had just 130 tests remaining and would run out by Wednesday.

It’s not immediately clear if state officials will now broaden the pool of Oregonians who they are willing to test for COVID-19 at the state lab.

Officials have acknowledged there are more cases in Oregon that have gone undetected because of a lack of testing and testing capacity to check more people.

-- Brad Schmidt; bschmidt@oregnian.com; 503-294-7628; @_brad_schmidt