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Free curbside coronavirus test sites at Spokane area schools cancelled

Future testing sites at Longfellow Elementary, Logan Elementary, Bemiss Elementary and Sheridan Elementary are on hold for review.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Curbside coronavirus testing at multiple schools in Spokane have been cancelled.

Testing began July 7 At Holmes Elementary and ended July 9. The following week, testing took place at Audubon Elementary. 

The Spokane Regional Health District posted on their website on July 21 that testing at Garfield Elementary and Willard Elementary would be cancelled due to high temperatures and construction at Willard Elementary. Future testings sites at Longfellow Elementary, Logan Elementary, Bemiss Elementary and Sheridan Elementary are on hold for review.

SRHD said recommends people who are underinsured or do not have a primary care doctor visit their website for the locations of free testing sites.   

The following testing options are currently available:

  • Airway Heights MultiCare community testing – Mon., Wed., Fri. – 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • RiteAid – make an appointment at www.riteaid.com, Spokane on Division and in Spokane Valley
  • CHAS Clinics community testing

A complete list and map of COVID-19 screening locations in Spokane County is available online

RELATED: Where you can go for coronavirus testing in Spokane County

People who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, regardless of age or health status, should be assessed for testing. 

These include: 

  • Cough, or  
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing  
    OR at least two of the following:
  • Fever  
  • Chills  
  • Repeated shaking with chills  
  • Muscle pain   
  • Headache  
  • Sore throat  
  • New loss of taste or smell  

People who have been informed that they were in close contact with a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 or who work in a high-risk environment are also encouraged to be assessed for testing.

RELATED: Kootenai Health looks to expand COVID-19 testing amid wait times up to 4 hours long

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