Sydney hospital sends 400 false negatives

Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital has been forced to chase down hundreds of people after it sent out more than 400 incorrect negative COVID-19 results on Christmas Day.

In a Boxing day statement, the hospital said its pathology unit immediately started the process of contacting the positive cases as soon as it became aware of the issue in the morning.

“An emergency response team is now investigating the cause of this mistake, which is believed to be human error,” the statement said.

“We sincerely apologise to all those impacted.”

Sydney hospital sends 400 false negatives
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