Nitro High School, at 1300 Park Avenue in Nitro, was a site for free drive-up COVID-19 testing in 2020. The county health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority held the events.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
The fourth community drive-up testing event in the county took place at Nitro High School. About 105 people signed up to be tested. The event was open to the public, and day care workers were strongly encouraged to come. The health department had tested more than 500 people in the week before, with few positive results. See community COVID-19 testing in Nitro, May 2020.
Monday, September 21, 2020
A second event at the school ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free flu shots were also available. Health workers tested 503 people, and 324 people got a flu shot. See 503 tested Monday at the Nitro drive-up event.
Nitro was also the site of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in 2021.
This information is from 2020. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current guidance from the CDC or your doctor.
Sources
- WOWK 13 News: Kanawha County officials hold a 4th drive-up testing event (May 6, 2020)
- WCHS-TV: More than 1,500 tested for COVID-19 in Kanawha County since Wednesday (September 19, 2020)
- WDTV: Health officials report 117 new cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths in W.Va. (September 21, 2020)
- WCHS Radio: Testing events continue; health officer highlights importance (September 21, 2020)