This event was one day of a four-day COVID-19 testing push in the parking lot of George Washington High School, 1522 Tennis Club Road, Charleston. The testing ran from Monday, September 28, to Thursday, October 1, 2020.
The schedule
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Thursday, October 1: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Testing was free. It was open to all county residents, including people with no symptoms.
Why the state added the testing
At that time, Kanawha and Barbour were the only two counties in the orange zone on the state’s county alert map. The state said it would add testing in both counties that week. The West Virginia National Guard and the state Department of Health and Human Resources led the effort with the county health department.
Results
WCHS-TV reported that on Tuesday, September 29, the health department and the National Guard tested 361 people at the school and gave 141 flu shots.
See the main page for COVID-19 testing at George Washington High School, the George Washington High School location page, and the summary of more than 18,000 tests at 58 drive-up events.
This information is from 2020. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current COVID-19 guidance from the CDC or your doctor.