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US medical testing, cancer screenings plunge during coronavirus outbreak - data firm analysis

A person receives a test for diabetes during Care Harbor LA free medical clinic in Los Angeles, California September 11, 2014.

Routine medical tests critical for detecting and monitoring cancer and other conditions plummeted in the United States since mid-March, as the coronavirus spread and public officials urged residents to stay home, according to a new report by Komodo Health.

Diagnostic panels and cancer screenings typically performed during annual physician visits fell by as much as 68% nationally, and by even more in coronavirus hotspots.

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