During the week of May 11, 2020, the county health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority tested 365 people at three drive-up COVID-19 testing sites.
- Tuesday, May 12: 83 people at the Schoenbaum Center in Charleston and 68 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Montgomery.
- Wednesday, May 13: 214 people at West Virginia State University in Institute, the largest turnout at one site up to that time.
The county health officer said she was glad that members of the county’s minority population were using the drive-up clinics, especially the one in Institute. The health department also tested dozens of Metro 911 employees that week.
More events followed on May 19 at Elkview Baptist Church and May 21 at First Baptist Church in Charleston, both from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See more COVID-19 testing events announced.