CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln will act as the main laboratory for processing COVID-19 tests as part of the Test Nebraska initiative.
According to a news release issued Monday morning, Gov. Pete Ricketts requested the primary lab be at St. Elizabeth, where all Test Nebraska test swabs will be processed. The operation will be staffed 24 hours a day, continuously running tests to ensure a 48-hour result turnaround.
However, governor's office said Monday night that it has not made any announcement about the lab location.
Test Nebraska is a $27 million partnership between the state and Nomi Health, which is providing up to 540,000 tests produced by Co-Diagnostics.
Testing started Monday at the CHI Health Center in Omaha and the State Fairgrounds in Grand Island.