Media Release
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Health Department and KCEAA to Hold Community COVID-19 Testing Event in Nitro Wednesday
May 2020: the fourth drive-up COVID-19 testing event in Kanawha County took place at Nitro High School, with day care workers urged to come.
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Health Department, KCEAA and CAMC Test for COVID-19 at Charleston Facility
April 22, 2020: a joint team tested 52 patients and 92 staff at Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Center in Charleston for COVID-19.
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Health Department and KCEAA Announce More COVID-19 Testing Events
Spring 2020: the county health department and KCEAA added more drive-up COVID-19 testing events at sites across Kanawha County.
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Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facility Testing to Be Completed This Week in Kanawha County
April 2020: COVID-19 testing of staff and residents at all Kanawha County nursing homes and long-term care facilities was set to finish by April 24.
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108 COVID-19 Tests Given at Drive-Up Events in Kanawha County This Week
Spring 2020: 108 COVID-19 tests were given in one week at the first drive-up testing events in Kanawha County, held by appointment.
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Twenty-Six Tested During Drive-Up COVID-19 Testing Event
April 21, 2020: the health department and the ambulance authority tested 26 people at the first drive-up COVID-19 testing event in Kanawha County.
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Six More Positive Tests at Riverside; Officials Urge Stay the Course
April 17, 2020: six more COVID-19 cases at a Jefferson nursing home, and local officials ask residents to keep following the guidelines.
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Health Department and KCEAA to Hold Community COVID-19 Testing Event
April 2020: the county health department and KCEAA planned the first drive-up COVID-19 testing event in Kanawha County, at 601 Brooks Street in Charleston.
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Nine Additional Patients Test Positive for COVID-19 at Jefferson Facility
April 16, 2020: nine more patients at a nursing home in Jefferson, Kanawha County, tested positive for COVID-19 after the facility was tested.
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West Virginia National Guard Tests for COVID-19 at Jefferson Facility
April 15, 2020: the West Virginia National Guard tested 75 patients and staff for COVID-19 at a nursing and rehabilitation center in Jefferson.