If you received a coronavirus test at a certain laboratory in Atlantic County, the FBI is asking that you get retested and to contact the federal agency. But it is not explaining why.
In a statement issued on Twitter, the FBI’s Newark office asked anyone who was recently tested for COVID-19 at the Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory on Atlantic Avenue in the city of Ventnor “to be retested as soon as possible.”
It also asked that anyone who was administered a finger-prick blood test at the Ventnor laboratory to contact a victim assistance unit at the FBI.
“Your response is voluntary but would be useful in a federal investigation,” the post read. “Based on the response provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information.”
The FBI did not specifically say why it was recommending re-testing. But it did say: “As stated on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website, ‘rapid’ finger prick blood tests for COVID-19 are antibody tests and should not be used for diagnosing active cases of COVID-19. Only a test that uses a nasal swab or saliva should be used to diagnose active cases of COVID-19.”
NBC10 in Philadelphia reported that the FBI conducted a raid at Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory on Thursday, but noted the FBI would not say what the focus of raid was.
Officials at Infinity Diagnostics could not be reached for comment Friday night and Saturday morning.
When reached by NJ Advance Media Saturday morning, the FBI confirmed they visited the Ventnor lab but would not provide additional details, saying only that this is an ongoing investigation.
NJ Advance Media staff writer Rodrigo Torrejon contributed to this report.
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