Free Covid tests available Wednesday afternoon at state fairgrounds
Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Free Covid tests are available Wednesday afternoon at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem.
From 3-6 p.m., anyone can get a test at the drive-through event, held at 2330 17th St. NE. No identification is required, and you do not need to have symptoms to be tested. Preregistration is encouraged by calling Enedina Lopez from the Interface Network at 503-910-4908, or by visiting www.doineedacovid19test.com.
The testing event is sponsored by Marion County, Interface Network, Salem Health Foundation, Oregon Health Authority, and Oregon Department of Human Services.
Free tests will also be available in Woodburn Saturday, Dec. 19 at Centennial Park, 900 Parr Rd NE, starting at 10 a.m.
More information and a full schedule of Marion County testing events is available on the county website.
Polk County will hold a free testing event at the Polk County Fairgrounds Dec. 29 from 3-6 p.m. Tests will be available in building C at 520 Pacific Highway, Rickreall. Preregistration is required through www.doineedacovid19test.com.
More information is available on the Polk County website.
Rachel Alexander is Salem Reporter’s managing editor. She joined Salem Reporter when it was founded in 2018 and covers education, economic development and a little bit of everything else. She’s been a journalist in Oregon and Washington for over a decade and is a past president of Oregon's Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Outside of work, you can often find her gardening or with her nose buried in a book.
