The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has opened up a new COVID-19 mass testing site in Wichita

Wichita, KANSAS – According to the state officials, the new COVID-19 mass testing site is located inside Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center at 1847 N. Chautauqua St.

State officials said the new COVID-19 mass testing site  will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It can test more than 200 patients per day, officials said.

The site uses a 60-second oral swish solution to speed up the collection of saliva samples.

A PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 is then run at the state public health laboratory in Topeka.

Patients are notified of their results by text and email in approximately 48 hours.

More information here.

This story will be updated as new information become available.