Wake County To Launch Free COVID-19 Testing Site In Wendell This Week

Press release from the Wake County Government:

by Leah Holdren on 1/19/2021 5:07 PM
Category: WakeGOV Home Page

Residents who live or work near Wendell will soon have
a convenient way to get tested for COVID-19. Wake County is partnering with Hephzibah
Baptist Church to provide free testing later this week.

“We are continuing to offer
opportunities for anyone who needs a COVID-19 test in our community to do so
conveniently and safely,” said Wake County’s COVID-19 Operations Manager Eugene
Chalwe. “Wendell is one of our highest locations of positivity at 15.5%. This partnership
brings testing to those who need it and only takes a few minutes.”

The
new drive-thru testing site will run from Thursday, Jan. 21, through Saturday, Jan.
23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. There’s no cost or appointment needed for this
service and no insurance or ID is required.

Hephzibah
Baptist Church is located at 1794 Wendell Blvd. in northeast Wendell.

Testing is available for everyone and especially recommended
for:

· People
who have symptoms, including fever, cough, shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting
and loss of smell;

· People
who have been a “close contact” to someone with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
(a case) within the last 14 days;

· People
with or without symptoms who are part of an outbreak response or contact
investigation in high risk settings, such as nursing homes, congregate living
facilities, correctional facilities, or persons experiencing homelessness; and

· People
without symptoms who believe they may be currently infected should consider
getting tested (For instance, if in the past 2 weeks you were around many
people who were not wearing face coverings and/or were not keeping a safe
distance.

Testing
is not recommended for people who have already had a positive viral COVID-19
test in the last 90 days and do not currently have symptoms of COVID-19.

For all Wake Count testing
locations and dates, visit wakegov.com/testing. Use
the “< >” symbols to scroll through the days of the week.

Staying Updated

Visit Wake County’s multilingual COVID-19 webpage,
which has a set of frequently asked questions to educate residents, COVID-19 vaccine
information, as well as contact information to ask specific
questions.

Also look for important information on Wake County’s Facebook,
Twitter,
and Instagram
accounts.

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This press release was produced by the Wake County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.