Editor s note:
This story has been updated to reflect a new statement provided to The Gazette by GoGetTested and KDHE Friday evening.Â
The stateâs local drive-thru COVID-19 testing lane opened for business at the Lyon County Fairgrounds, Friday morning.
Long lines of cars stretched into the lot from W. US Highway 50 as residents clamored to take advantage of the testing.
The testing site is a result of the COVID-19 Unified Testing Strategy for Kansas which is designed to engage local partners with an overall goal to double the amount of testing by the end of 2020. Governor Laura Kelly and the State of Kansas launched the âStop the Spread. Itâs Up to Us, Kansasâ campaign on Dec. 3 to share the importance of getting tested, wearing masks and to encourage social distancing during the holiday season in order to help mitigate the further spread of COVID-19.