Johnson County is planning to test another group of randomly selected residents for the novel coronavirus at a drive-thru location next week, as part of its expanded community testing program.
Last Friday, the county launched the $400,000 program aimed at collecting more data on the outbreak of COVID-19. Out of 369 residents who were tested, 14, or about 3.8%, tested positive, Sanmi Areola, public health director, said at a Johnson County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday.
“We are learning about this virus as we go,” Areola said. “Our results are promising, they are. And I think that’s a product of us working together. For us to be successful in curtailing this … we have to do this together. Residents have to be a part of it. Businesses have to be a part of it.”
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