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PHOTOS: Woodburn Ambulance tests 100 people for coronavirus in first weekly event

Austin Griffith and Daniel Neazor, of Woodburn Ambulance Service, verify patient information during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

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Hoping to better understand where the coronavirus is spreading, Marion County’s health department is working with Woodburn Ambulance and Interface Network to expand testing through weekly drive-through events.

About 100 people received a free test at the Aug. 25 event.

READ MORE: Starting in Woodburn, Marion County works with community groups to expand testing

Face shields are distributed to staff and volunteers during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Lina Zharkoff directs traffic during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test to Daniel Nakayama, 22, during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

A Covid-19 test swab is packaged up to be tested during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Austin Griffith, EMT-B with Woodburn Ambulance Service, explains how a COVID-19 test will be administered to a nervous child during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Daniel Neazor, of Woodburn Ambulance Service, verifies patient information during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

PPE during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Shawn Baird, of Woodburn Ambulance Services, demonstrates a COVID-19 rapid test on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Shawn Baird, of Woodburn Ambulance Services, demonstrates a COVID-19 rapid test on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

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