Wake County Launching New COVID-19 Testing Site In Zebulon

Press release from the Wake County Government:

by Leah Holdren on 1/20/2021 12:53 PM
Category: WakeGOV Home Page

As COVID-19 testing sites continue to serve
thousands of people each day, Wake County is increasing its efforts to make access
to them more convenient for all residents. The county will add a new, permanent
testing site at Zebulon Community Park starting
Friday, Jan. 22.

Wake County is partnering with municipalities to offer
drive-thru testing at convenient locations in the ZIP codes with the highest
rates of infection. Zebulon shows one of the highest positivity rates at 16.3%.

“We are committed to making sure access isn’t an issue
for anyone who needs a COVID-19 test in Wake County, especially in communities
where we’re seeing the highest positivity rates,” said Wake County’s COVID-19
Operations Manager Eugene Chalwe. “This new site will allow residents who believe
they might have been exposed to COVID-19 to be tested quickly and safely.”

The
new drive-thru testing site will begin Friday and will run permanently Monday –
Sunday from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. There’s no cost or appointment needed for this
service, and no insurance or ID is required. Drive ups and walk ups are
welcome.

Zebulon
Community Park is located at 401 S. Arendell Ave. in Zebulon.

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 UpdatedVisit 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.