Turnaround times in rural MN are an increasing concern, as the intersection between quarantine, return to in-person employment, and transmission of COVID hinge on delays.

Additional demand for testing, limited capacity to run tests in one day and transportation to out-of-state processing facilities have slowed results in some parts of the state. And while the Department of Health has partnered with the Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota and other private groups to ramp up testing availability, turnaround time has varied.