Governor Laura Kelly says the state of Kansas gave over 1 million COVID-19 tests in 2020, which was a goal she set in October.
“In October, we launched our Unified Testing Strategy with a goal of testing one million Kansans by the end of the year – and today, I’m excited to announce that we exceeded that number,” Governor Kelly said. “This coordinated partnership between state health officials and local providers, in addition to a majority of counties’ decision to adopt face-covering requirements, led to the control of the spread of the virus in Kansas for the first time since the stay-at-home order was lifted in May.”
According to Gov. Kelly, Kansas conducted over 1,001,000 tests in 2020. “Ramping up testing capabilities in Kansas has been critical to identify COVID-19 in our state and stop the spread,” Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said.