Why are some COVID test results false positives, and how common are they?
- Written by Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
Two COVID-19 cases previously linked to Melbourne’s current outbreak have now been reclassified as false positives.
They’re no longer included in Victoria’s official case counts, while a number of exposure sites linked to these cases have been removed.
The main and “gold standard” test for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the...





