The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on Monday agreed to allocate $400,000 to purchase thousands of coronavirus tests — despite a shortage of testing supplies creating a major hurdle.
At least 116 people in Johnson County have now tested positive for COVID-19, the most of any county in Kansas, according to statistics released Monday by the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment. Two have died. Statewide, the total number of cases was 368.
Because of statewide shortages, the Kansas health department is only testing Johnson County residents who are high-risk and need to be hospitalized. But county health officials argue limiting testing will make it more difficult to get a clear picture of how the virus is spreading in the community.
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