The Pima County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $2 million agreement with the Arizona State University (ASU) Board of Regents for ASU to provide COVID-19 testing for the county. | Wikimedia Commons
The Pima County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $2 million agreement with the Arizona State University (ASU) Board of Regents for ASU to provide COVID-19 testing for the county. | Wikimedia Commons
The Pima County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $2 million agreement with the Arizona State University (ASU) Board of Regents for ASU to provide COVID-19 testing for the county.
The agreement will span one year, and permit the county to make use of the ASU Biodesign Institute’s expertise to get testing done closer to home, according to a release on the Pima County website.
“Our community, like many across Arizona, continues to struggle to find the testing materials – the swabs, the transport media – and the people power needed to complete tests. ASU’s Biodesign Institute gives us another resource to meet our needs,” Pima County Health Director Theresa Cullen, M.D. said.
It is important for tests to be conducted and the results returned the the health department quickly in order to identify and isolate the sources of infection, Cullen said in the release.
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