The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has announced plans to end funding of COVID-19 testing as of November 30th. That has Sedgwick County officials concerned about continued testing in the community. County manager Tom Stolz explained the situation to county commissioners at a staff meeting Tuesday. He said the state has provided funding to cover the cost of testing through a lab site at Wichita State University. When that funding ends, the lab will have to bill government, businesses and schools for the testing cost, and he said that will create a financial hardship. Commissioner David Dennis said WSU officials told him the lab has processed 6,000 to 12,000 tests per week. Their weekly cost of testing adds up to $13 million over a six month period, and that amount would have to be provided to ensure testing for the remainder of the school year.
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
