Coconino County is running out of COVID-19 test kits and without additional supplies from the state and federal governments, it will have to discontinue testing next week. The news that county officials were asking the state and federal governments to send financial aid and supplies, such as test kits and personal protection equipment, came through a media release Saturday evening. Coconino County was the first county in the state to set up test sites for COVID-19 and established the first quarantine site to house ill people who are experiencing homelessness and awaiting test results. × Loading&hellp; {{title}} {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}} {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}{{html}} Thanks for being a subscriber. We call on our state and federal partners to make test kits and other supplies available immediately.”Coconino County Supervisor Art Babbott said local health agencies and the nurses, doctors and medical staff who are on the front lines of this crisis are now relying on their federal and state partners to deliver.

Source: Daily Sun March 22, 2020 03:20 UTC