Avantara Healthcare Center was the focus of Covid-19 testing Thursday. 260 residents and staff were tested. The circle drive and parking lot of Avantara were set with 4 collection sites. The South Dakota Department of Health has stepped up efforts to do mass testing and has focused it’s attention on long term care facilities. Staff of Avantara were assisted by the Beadle County Covid-19 Unified Task Force. The samples will be tested at the state health lab in Pierre. The turn around for results is not known.