January 05, 2023 - 6:49am | By Kyle Cornell
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Radon testing during home purchases dropped by nearly 40-percent last year.
The Minnesota Department of Health says the practice helps find and reduce gas, linked to causing cancer.
The state says nearly 20-thousand radon tests were reported in 2022, more than 30-thousand less than 2020.
It is unclear why the drop-off has taken place, though some officials believe COVID-19 may play a factor, as well as staffing shortages.