Hospital Waiting On 19 Test Results

WAAY 31's Ashley Carter learned why the hospital expects faster results.

The hospital expects fasters results.

Decatur morgan hospital officials said it already tested 87 people....68 of those have already come back and were only 5 positive.

They said right now the timeline is unclear on when the 19 people will receive their test results...but they are sure it will be sooner than the 68 others did.

"the decatur morgan hospital is still ok when it comes to ppe and will encourage you to practice distancing protocols and a no visitation policy is still in place at the hospital."

Right now their are 17 cases of the coronavirus here in morgan county....only one of those people remain at the hospital.

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