The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) announced additional free COVID-19 testing event will be offered in Nicholas County due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the community.
“As the county currently is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases, we encourage all residents to take advantage of the free testing events,” said Dr. Ayne Amjad, State Health Officer and Commissioner of DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health. “Testing is particularly important if you are experiencing symptoms such as cough, sore throat, runny nose, fatigue or body aches or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.”
The pop-up event will be held March 19, 2021 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Richwood City Hall, 6 White Avenue, Richwood, WV, with pre-registration at
https://wv.getmycovidresult.com.
In addition, Camden Family Health and two Walgreens drive-thru sites offer recurring testing every week:
- Camden Family Health, 415 Main Street, Summersville, WV; Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Walgreens, 18116 Webster Road, Craigsville, WV; Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (pre-register online: https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing)
- Walgreens, 5870 Webster Road, Summersville, WV; Monday – Sunday 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM (pre-register online: https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing)
Free COVID-19 testing is available to all West Virginia residents, including asymptomatic individuals. For daily COVID-19 testing events, as well as additional periodic and pharmacy testing events, visit
https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx.
Additionally, West Virginians may pre-register for their COVID-19 vaccination at
vaccinate.wv.gov.