Clark County Opens New COVID-19 Free Community Testing Site
Vancouver, WA — Clark County Public Health announced a new community testing site, which is available at no cost to the public. The health department also provided an update today on COVID-19 cases as the state enters its first week of the governor’s new Healthy Washington re-opening plan.
The Tower Mall COVID-19 Community Testing Site will open at 9 am Tuesday in the Tower Mall parking lot, 5403 E Mill Plain Blvd. The site offers free drive-thru and walk-up testing 9 am to 3:30 pm Tuesday – Saturday. The site will operate for several months.
Testing is available at no cost to everyone, regardless of income level, health insurance coverage or immigration status.
Testing at the site is recommended for people ages 4 and older who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Visitors are encouraged to pre-register for testing and sign-up for an arrival time at www.ClarkCountyCOVIDTesting.org, but on-site registration will also be available.
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Monday COVID-19 update:
- 523 new cases over the weekend (avg 174 cases/day)
- 14,876 cases to date
- 4 new deaths (3 confirmed, 1 suspect)
- 154 total deaths to date (141 confirmed, 13 suspect)
- 1,076 active cases (in isolation period)
- 78 COVID-19 patients hospitalized
- 5 people hospitalized awaiting COVID-19 test results
Here is additional information about the four new deaths:
- Confirmed: Man in his 70s with underlying conditions
- Confirmed: Man 80+ years old with underlying conditions
- Confirmed: Man 80+ years old with underlying conditions
- Suspect: Man 80+ years old with underlying conditions
A confirmed death means COVID is listed as cause of death or contributing factor on the death certificate and the case has a positive COVID test. A suspect death means COVID is not listed as a contributing factor on the death certificate (but wasn’t ruled out as cause of death) and the person died after testing positive for COVID within 28 days.
You may learn more at the COVID-19 data webpage: https://clark.wa.gov/public-health/covid-19-data
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