New Intiative Aims to Test All Nursing Home Residents, Staff for COVID-19

Gov. Asa Hutchinson recently announced an effort to test all nursing home residents and staff in the state for COVID-19 during the month of June. Dr. Naveen Patil with the Arkansas Department of Health says the initiative, which includes testing residents at other facilities in addition to nursing homes, could result in more than 60,000 tests.