LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – U.S Department of Health and Human Services has announced the distribution of three million rapid Covid-19 tests for the state of Michigan.
These tests are now available to administer when state health officials deem it necessary.
Officials said these antigen tests than can confirm Covid-19 in as quickly as 15-minutes, and are meant to help the state continue to re-open the economy and schools.
Department of Health and Human Services officials say more than 873,000 of the 3 million test kits have already arrived in Michigan.
45,000 of those have been forwarded to long-term care facilities, 12,000 went to the Michigan Department of Corrections, 80,000 went to state psychiatric hospitals and the Michigan National Guard is using some for training.
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