SEATTLE — Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan announced the city’s fourth free COVID-19 testing site.
During a news conference last week, Durkan said the walk-up location will be at the Chief Sealth High School Athletic Complex in West Seattle.
According to the city, it expects to do about 4,000 tests daily and more than 75,000 tests monthly across all four sites.
The other three locations are in Rainier Beach, SoDo and Aurora.
“We continue to be in the middle of a pandemic — –the most significant public health emergency in generations. In our new normal, we have to practice physical distancing, minimize social gatherings, wear face coverings, and repeatedly wash our hands —- our actions as individuals and as a community will literally save lives,” said Durkan. “Seattle and our Seattle Fire Department have pioneered free and accessible testing. With today’s announcement, we are providing easier access to West Seattle residents while expanding testing capacity for the entire city, an essential step towards containing COVID-19 in our community.”
When testing started Jun. 5, the city has administered more than 128,000 tests. In just under two weeks, the Rainier Beach site has conducted nearly 6,000.
The city of Seattle said the testing sites continue to yield a high percentage of the overall tests statewide, accounting for more than 15% since June. With these sites, the City of Seattle has nine of the ten highest per capita testing areas in King County.
Those who plan on getting tested, should register online. Click here to register.
Registration for the West Seattle location will be available on Aug. 26, and testing will begin Aug. 28.
Individuals can sign up to be tested five days of the week from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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