CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper December 2, 2021 22:15:00
Carolina. >> 10,000 square feet covid processing. >> reporter: the lab sequences samples taken in more than 40 states. >> 30,000 per day is how many we're processing right now so that is about a hundred thousand or so per week. >> reporter: labs like this are key in detecting the omicron variant in the united states because of what they do after identifying a positive test. >> as of right now, we are at the point where we are sequencing every positive that we get. >> genomic sequencing complicated testing that reveals the precise lineage of the virus is the only way to identify new covid-19 va...