Exhibit 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The persons below hereby agree that the Schedule 13D to which this agreement is attached as an exhibit, as well as all future amendments to such Schedule 13D, shall be filed jointly on behalf of each of them. This agreement is intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Dated: April 7, 2023

PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC


By:		/s/ Joseph Edelman
		Name: Joseph Edelman
		Title: Managing Member

PERCEPTIVE CREDIT ADVISORS LLC


By:		/s/ Joseph Edelman
		Name: Joseph Edelman
		Title: Managing Member

/s/ Joseph Edelman

JOSEPH EDELMAN

PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS III, L.P.


By:		Perceptive Credit Opportunities GP, LLC,
		its general partner

By:		/s/ Joseph Edelman
		Name: Joseph Edelman
		Title: Managing Member

Schedule A

Name

Date of Transaction

Number of Shares
Acquired or Disposed

Type of Transaction

Price per Share⁽¹⁾

Credit Fund

03/29/2023

889,600

Purchase

0.42

⁽²⁾

Credit Fund

03/30/2023

1,017,000

Purchase

0.44

⁽³⁾

Credit Fund

03/31/2023

249,000

Purchase

0.44

⁽⁴⁾

Credit Fund

04/03/2023

1,400,000

Purchase

0.44

⁽⁵⁾

Credit Fund

04/04/2023

313,000

Purchase

0.44

⁽⁶⁾

Credit Fund

04/05/2023

217,500

Purchase

0.45

⁽⁷⁾

Credit Fund

04/06/2023

339,000

Purchase

0.44

⁽⁸⁾

(1)

The prices reported in this column are weighted average prices. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges of the prices reported.

(2)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.385 to $0.43, inclusive.

(3)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.415 to $0.442, inclusive.

(4)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.43 to $0.4425, inclusive.

(5)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.4375 to $0.445, inclusive.

(6)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.435 to $0.447, inclusive.

(7)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.442 to $0.447, inclusive.

(8)	These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.4399 to $0.4456, inclusive.

CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. SC 13D