Low Turnout at COVID-19 Testing Site 10:54 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.
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.
Dubois Testing Site
Today was the first day of the mass COVID-19 testing clinic at the DuBois Regional Airport.
Tracy Zents, Director of Emergency Services for Jefferson County, said this drive through clinic is available to anyone who wants to get a COVID-19 test.
“All they have to do is have their driver’s license and if they have insurance to bring their insurance card to help with the lab fees for processing. If they don’t have any of that they’re not going to be turned away,” he said.
Zents said the Department of Health contracted AMI Expeditionary Health Services to conduct the clinic.
New Jefferson County Testing Site 6:51 pm
According to the Director of Emergency Services for Jefferson County, the Department of Health entered an agreement with AMI Expeditionary testing to offer COVID-19 testing across the state.
From January 28 to February 1st, mass COVID-19 testing will be available at the DuBois Regional Airport on a first come, first serve basis.
“It’s our understanding that it’ll be the swab test so the nasal passages and it’ll be 3-5 days before they will get their results back,” said Tracy Zents, Director Emergency Services for Jefferson County.
Tracy Zents said anyone over the age of three years old can get tested and the cost of the test is free.