Rhode Island woman expressing concerns after receiving COVID test result- before getting tested | ABC6

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – A West Warwick girl is expressing considerations about COVID testing in Rhode Island- after she says she acquired a unfavorable COVID consequence– earlier than she even received examined.

Torie Privitera says she booked two assessments after creating COVID like signs on Wednesday. Each have been scheduled for the drive-thru state run web site at Wickford Practice Station in North Kingstown.

Whereas ready in line Privitera says she received an electronic mail simply earlier than 1:45 p.m., saying she had a unfavorable result- however she didn’t take the check till 2 p.m.

She says after deciding to not go to her subsequent appointment after the e-mail she recieved- she received one other electronic mail saying she had a unfavorable consequence.

Privitera says she reached out to the Rhode Island Division of Well being to inform them what occurred and was instructed it was a technical error.

A spokesperson for the division of well being despatched ABC6 Information the next assertion.

“We’ve got not seen a development alongside these strains. This seems to be a web site error that impacted this one particular person. It may have resulted from an information entry concern. We’ve got executed virtually 8 million assessments in Rhode Island because the begin of the pandemic. Whereas very uncommon, information entry points typically do happen. We’re working with the staff on web site to deal with this.”

“I’m simply involved like I hope they actually examine it. I might hate if lots of people have been getting unfavorable outcomes and so they have been optimistic. I’m simply involved,” Privitera provides.