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title: COVID-19 ELR Flat File for Laboratory Data Reporting and New Clarification on Guidelines for Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
description: COLA Inc. has extended its partnership with the CDC through the Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to provide additional updates and resources to our laboratories and affiliates.
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[CDC Updates](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates)

# [COVID-19 ELR Flat File for Laboratory Data Reporting and New Clarification on Guidelines for Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/covid-19-elr-flat-file-for-laboratory-data-reporting-and-new-clarification-on-guidelines-for-testing-for-sars-cov-2-covid-19)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Sep 22, 2020 1:33:58 PM

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