The Latest: T-Wolves' Towns donating $100K to Mayo Clinic
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Jun. 18, 2020 1:15 p.m. ET
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Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has announced he’ll donate $100,000 to the Mayo Clinic for testing for the COVID-19 virus.
The Minnesota-based medical system said it expects the money from Towns will help increase capacity for COVID-19 from 200 tests per day to more than 1,000 per day in the coming weeks.
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The Mayo Clinic has been working for the past month on developing its own test for the virus to supplement other existing avenues.
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