By Kristof Stremikis, California Health Care Foundation, April 10, 2020
The number of Californians tested for COVID-19 increased and the share of state residents reporting recent telehealth visits with health care professionals jumped, according to a new tracking poll.
CHCF and survey firm Ipsos updated their regular survey of Californians’ experience with COVID-19 testing, their access to health care services during the global pandemic, and their reports on mental health status and worries about treatment costs. This week, the survey added a question about health insurance status.
When compared with prior weeks, three times as many Californians report they have been tested for the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, although the numbers are still small. They rose to 2.3% this week from less than 1% two weeks ago. The share of state residents who say they don’t need testing right now declined from 68% two weeks ago to less than 65% now.
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