Johnson County is receiving its first shipment of new coronavirus test kits this week — as the county begins to roll out a $400,000 program aimed at better collecting data on the outbreak.
Sanmi Areola, public health director, said the goal is to test about 4,000 randomly selected residents — with or without symptoms — to analyze how the virus is spreading throughout the community. But with a shortage of test kits, and only 700 swabs available in the first shipment, Areola said the county will test only high-risk residents, for now.
The kits — including 500 from Quest Diagnostics and 200 from the state health department — will be used to test health care workers, grocery store employees, first responders and nursing home residents, he said.
Sanmi Areola, public health director, said the goal is to test about 4,000 randomly selected residents — with or without symptoms — to analyze how the virus is spreading throughout the community. But with a shortage of test kits, and only 700 swabs available in the first shipment, Areola said the county will test only high-risk residents, for now.
The kits — including 500 from Quest Diagnostics and 200 from the state health department — will be used to test health care workers, grocery store employees, first responders and nursing home residents, he said.
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