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Reno County approves one-month pilot of Hutchinson Clinic asymptomatic testing funded by CARES Act

Reno County Commission · May 10, 2026
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The Reno County Commission approved a four-week pilot with Hutchinson Clinic to provide about 250 asymptomatic COVID-19 tests per week, at a projected cost of $29,725 weekly ($118,900 monthly) to be drawn from CARES Act funds; results will be reviewed and the program revisited in three weeks.

The Reno County Commission on Sept. 8 voted to approve a one-month pilot with Hutchinson Clinic to provide asymptomatic community COVID-19 testing, targeting about 250 tests per week and prioritizing school staff during the initial outreach.

County administrator Randy Purdington introduced the clinic's proposal, saying the projected cost is $29,725 per week and $118,900 per month and that the money could come from the county's CARES Act allocation or from a local COVID fund. "We could reallocate some of that money," Purdington said, urging the…

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