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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem updates the media on the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Monument Health in Rapid City, S.D. Gov. Noem said Wednesday that testing for the COVID-19 virus was halted temporarily due to a lack of testing supplies at the South Dakota Department of Health laboratory in Pierre, S.D. (Jeff Easton/Rapid City Journal via AP)

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem updates the media on the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Monument Health in Rapid City, S.D. Gov. Noem said Wednesday that testing for the COVID-19 virus was halted temporarily due to a lack of testing supplies at the South Dakota Department of Health laboratory in Pierre, S.D. (Jeff Easton/Rapid City Journal via AP)

March 18, 2020

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South Dakota halts COVID-19 testing due to lack of supplies
March 18, 2020 5:48 p.m.

South Dakota halts COVID-19 testing due to lack of supplies

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's public health lab has halted testing for the coronavirus due to a shortage of supplies, Gov. Kristi Noem said Wednesday.