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Community Based COVID-19 Testing Dates Announced

Aug 12, 2020

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Okanogan County, Okanogan County Public Health is offering FREE community-based COVID-19 testing in August.

“In order to get our economy, schools, and health back on track, and to control the spread of the disease, it would be helpful for all county residents who are interacting with others to get tested for COVID-19” said Dr. John McCarthy, Okanogan County Health Officer. “A large proportion of the transmission of this virus is thought to be due to people without any symptoms who have no idea they have the disease. Please consider testing and engaging in mask wearing/physical distancing and minimizing group gatherings until we have this back under control.”

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, we are encouraging everyone in our county to get tested this month. Together, we can slow the spread of COVID-19 and help our community, and our economy, recover safely.

Testing will be easy and pain free. You will not be asked to quarantine while you wait for the test results, unless you have symptoms.

This community based COVID-19 testing opportunity is:
FOR EVERYONE
FREE
VOLUNTARY
CONFIDENTIAL

Upcoming confirmed community based testing locations are:

August 13th at LifeLine in Omak, 7am - 12pm
August 14th at Lifeline in Omak, 2pm - 7pm
August 15th at Brewster High School in Brewster, 7am - 12pm
August 16th at the Winthrop Barn in Winthrop, 1pm - 6pm
August 18th at Pateros-Brewster Resource Center in Pateros, 2pm – 7pm

See following page for tentative calendar of locations and times. Please visit www.okanogancountycovid19.org for the most up to date information on testing dates and locations.