Demand for COVID-19 testing remains high in Johnson County, Kansas Share Updated: 6:55 PM CST Jan 7, 2021 Share Updated: 6:55 PM CST Jan 7, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: DEMAND FOR TESTING IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS CLIMBED IN DECEMBER. FOR A FEW WEEKS WE WERE HAVING OUR HIGHEST TESTING NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. REPORTER: HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. SANMI AREOLA SAYS STATE-RUN SITES HAVE HELPED MEET THE NEED. REALLY OPENED UP MULTIPLE SITES REALLY ADDING ADDITIONAL UP TO 3500 TESTS TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. REPORTER: BUT THE STATE RECENTLY CLOSED A TESTING SITE AT THE ROELAND PARK COMMUNITY CENTER CITING LOW DEMAND THERE. AREOLA SAYS THAT DOESN’T REFLECT THE COUNTY TREND. THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER, WE HAD SOME OF OUR HIGHEST TESTING NUMBERS. REPORTER: WITH VACCINATIONS STILL LIMITED, TESTING IS KEY TO CONTROLLING THE VIRUS SPREAD. ITS NOT A TIME FOR US TO LET OUR GUARDS DOWN WE NEED TO KEEP