Testing Site Sees Low Numbers
6:31 pm
Jefferson County officials held a free COVID-19 testing site for three days last month, though the turnout was low officials attribute that to the inclement weather.
Of the 80 people who received a free COVID-19 test, the Deputy Director of Emergency Services for Jefferson County said only nine people tested positive.
He said people from Jefferson and surrounding counties came to get tested.
“Even one from Philadelphia County that was traveling through the area that saw the signs and stopped for a test,” said Chris Clark, Deputy Director of Emergency Services for Jefferson County.
I asked Clark if he was disappointed with the low turnout, given that they were able to conduct 450 free tests in four days.