Newly acquired testing supplies and personal protective gear is being shipped to Ford, Seward and Finney counties to confront coronavirus infection clusters in a region of western Kansas with large meat processing plants, state officials said Sunday.
Gov. Laura Kelly said testing for COVID-19 would be broadened with the supplies obtained through “federal partners.”
Cargill, Tyson Fresh Meats and National Beef have confirmed plant employees tested positive. Southwest Kansas accounts for at least one-fourth of the country’s beef processing.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
