Amid a surge of coronavirus cases across rural Kansas, Decocraric Gov. Laura Kelly provided details on her new statewide testing plan Wednesday, adding 400,000 more by the end of the year, nearly double the amount of tests available now, with the goal of reaching a total of one million tests done by December 31st. The extra capacity is expected to go to schools and high risk populations, like those living and working at nursing homes. Kelly says there is a lot to consider:
Kelly plans on using Federal Funding for the increased testing, as well as expanding infrastructure like improving testing capacity at labs, better transportation of samples to labs and increasing data accuracy to better track coronavirus trends across the state.
