Individuals will receive test results by email. | Unsplash
Individuals will receive test results by email. | Unsplash
Yakima County residents will be able to receive at-home, mail-in COVID-19 test kits, which will be distributed by the Yakima Health District next week, according to a press release from the City of Yakima.
Residents can pick up the kits at the Yakima Health District on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9. Kits will be handed out between 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 1210 Ahtanum Ridge Drive in Union Gap.
"As the teams that have helped with community-based testing sites are asked to serve other areas in the state, we urge individuals to seek testing from their primary care provider," the city said in the press release. "The Yakima Health District continues to pursue additional, regularly scheduled testing options for those without access to care or when demand exceeds testing capacity at our clinics and hospitals. The at-home kits require internet and email access to complete registration. Specimens are self-collected and must be mailed to the laboratory the same day the specimen was collected."
Test results will be sent back via email within three days of sending the test in. If a person is tested positive for the coronavirus, they will be contacted by the Washington State Department of Health.
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