Drive-through COVID-19 testing continues in Aberdeen
Grays Harbor County Public Health & Social Services Department
Community-based drive-through testing extended through Friday, May 1, 2020
Case updates
Grays Harbor County has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
March 2020: 2 cases
April 2020: 10 cases
No additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Grays Harbor County since April 12. Grays Harbor Public Health Incident Management Team (IMT) remains prepared to respond if any additional cases are identified.
Response efforts
Grays Harbor Public Health and the Washington National Guard have tested 330 people for COVID-19 since opening a community-based drive-through testing site in Aberdeen on April 15.
Because of continued requests for testing appointments, the drive-through testing site has been extended and will remain open through Friday, May 1, 2020. “We have had a steady demand for tests, so we are pleased to be able to continue to work with the Washington National Guard to offer this testing site to the community,” said Karolyn Holden, Grays Harbor County Public Health Director.
Testing at the community-based drive-through site is free and available to anyone 18 years or older who has symptoms of COVID-19. Based on CDC information, the list of symptoms associated with COVID-19 now includes:
fever,
cough,
difficulty breathing,
repeated shaking with chills,
muscle pain,
headache,
sore throat,
new loss of taste or smell.
If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please do not hesitate to call Grays Harbor Public Health’s COVID-19 call center at (360) 964-1850 and get a test scheduled. You do not need to be a Grays Harbor County resident. Testing services are available in both English and Spanish.
Grays Harbor Public Health’s COVID-19 call center is open from 8:30am to 4:00pm. The call center will operate 7 days/week for the duration of the community-based drive-through testing site. Once the testing site closes, our call center will resume its Monday through Friday schedule.
Everyone should stay home and stay healthy. If you have to leave your home for essential activities, wear a cloth face covering.
For questions about COVID-19 call (360) 964-1850 or email covid19@co.graysharbor.wa.gov or visit our website at http://www.healthyGH.org. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/healthyghc.