Lake County Public Schools exploring rapid tests for district

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Leaders with Lake County Public Schools say they have partnered with Lake County government and the Department of Health and Adult Medicine to secure rapid COVID-19 tests for the district.

Officials said they are strongly encouraging everyone to get tested.

Testing will be set up at the high schools throughout the county, and will be set up like the drive-thru testing sites.

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District officials are still working on the plan for students to get tested before school starts.

In Volusia County, resident say they’re waited weeks to get their COVID-19 test results back. Now, the state is promising to be expedited testing lanes there that will get those results back in just three to five days. See more below:

VIDEO: Volusia County residents awaiting test results In Volusia County, resident say they?re waited weeks to get their COVID-19 test results back.

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