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UNLV Medicine received 250 additional COVID-19 test kits Monday night, according to spokesman Paul Joncich. The school will be able to continue curbside testing through Thursday.

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UNLV Medicine’s curbside coronavirus screening program got a boost late Monday when it received a new batch of 250 test kits that will extend testing through Thursday, the School of Medicine said.

The UNLV School of Medicine received 250 more COVID-19 test kits on Monday night, a spokesman said.

Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada has received some parts from the federal government to make more test kits for the coronavirus but the state does not have anywhere near the supplies needed to test widely.

Nevada’s public universities and colleges are easing grading and financial requirements because of systemwide school closures over COVID-19.

UNLV Medicine, which has conducted tests on more than 2,000 people for coronavirus, received an additional 250 test kits late Monday, allowing curbside testing to continue through Thursday.