Logan County Department of Public
Health offers drive-thru coronavirus testing
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[August 03, 2020]
On Wednesday, the Logan County Department of
Public Health began offering coronavirus testing on a drive-thru
basis at the Logan County Fairgrounds. The hours of the event were
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and in that time the trio of LCDPH staff
processed 85 tests to motorists and their passengers.
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Assistant Administrator and Director of Nursing
Kara Davis administered the tests with assistance from Katherine
Yaple and Jennifer Bergman. The women said that the line for the
morning had been steady and while there were several vehicles
waiting, it was not an overwhelming number. Tests were administered
at a rate of about five minutes per person.
Davis said once the tests were collected they will be sent to a
special laboratory for analysis. The lab will have contact
information of all the participants and will notify all who were
tested, regardless of their results within 48 to 72 hours.
Davis said she will be notified of those who test positive that live
in Logan County. The LCDPH will then also contact those patients.
Testing for this week was scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. The team had a total of 600 tests they could use for this
week, and if they run out before 11 a.m. on Friday they will shut
down until next week.
Next week, Davis said they have testing scheduled for Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. After that she said she didn’t know
for sure if the county would be getting more tests.
The process for having a test is relatively simple. Bring a photo ID
and insurance information with you. Enter the Logan County
Fairgrounds at the East or Main Gate. Follow the road around the
race track on the north side until you reach the far west gate. The
testing station is set up just before you get to that exit.
Davis, who will be wearing not only a mask but gloves and a sanitary
wrap will ask you a couple of questions, take your I.D. and
insurance information, then administer the test using a nasal swab.
Questions are concerning your overall wellbeing. Are you feeling
ill, do you think you have symptoms of Covid-19?
After the test, you are told to exit out the west gate, and that is
all. Within 72 hours you should hear from the lab that performed the
test. Since the 4th of July, Logan County
has seen a large uptick in coronavirus cases going from 17 confirmed
cases to more than 75, an increase of 58 cases in 26 days.
The LCDPH reminds everyone to avoid contact with
others, wear face masks, and wash hands very often to avoid
contracting and spreading the coronavirus to friends and loved ones.
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Vehicles line
up at the Logan County Fairground to await testing for Covid-19.
Each motorist and his or her passengers are registered for the test
by Kara Davis, Katherine Yaple and Jennifer Bergman of the Logan
County Department of Public Health.
Davis prepares to administer the test.
A nasal swab is used to collect the specimen.
[Nila Smith]
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