County residents who received COVID-19 tests early this month in Nipomo are still awaiting their results, without explanation, as the clinic mistakenly sent three days of test swabs to the wrong laboratory.
San Luis Obispo County public health officials said the error affected as many as 495 tests administered on Dec. 3, 5, and 7 at the Nipomo Senior Center. Community members tested on those days are encouraged to get retested.
"We were disappointed to learn that there was a mix-up with the types of tests administered at our Nipomo testing site," SLO County Public Health spokesperson Michelle Shoresman said by email. "The problem was identified on [Dec. 7] and the contractor was notified of the issue. ... We take full responsibility for the error and have corrected the issue, and it will not happen again."