FDA approves first at-home coronavirus test as US cases increase

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As the number of COVID-19 cases in the US surpasses 800,000, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home COVID-19 test from LabCorp’s Pixel. The collection kits require a doctor's order and will be available in most states in the coming weeks, according to the FDA.

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Patients will swab their own nose using a testing kit sent by the company, and will mail it in an insulated package back to the company. The test, called the Pixel, will be available to consumers in most states, with a doctor’s order, the agency said.

The company said the test will cost $119. Consumers will have to pay out of pocket for the test, a company spokesman said, and ask their insurer for reimbursement.