Sedgwick County now has the capability to test for coronavirus locally, which is expected to dramatically reduce the time it takes to get patients’ results, county Health Director Adreinne Byrne reported Wednesday.
This week, two local labs, Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, got approval to process tests for the virus, also known as COVID-19, she said.
Although no one has yet had a COVID-19 test by the local labs, it will reduce the wait for results from days to potentially hours, she said.
(Read more: Wichita Eagle)