Yavapai County Community Health Services issued the following announcement on Jan. 21.
Federal Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests: Every home in the U.S. will be able to order free rapid tests at www.covidtests.gov
• There are no shipping costs, and the form will not ask for a credit card number.
• Tests will be mailed directly to households and will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering. The program will limit the number of tests sent to each residential address to 4 tests.
• For those who have difficulty accessing the internet or need additional support placing an order, you can call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).
• Private health insurance companies will be required to cover at-home COVID-19 tests for free effective January 15.
Free COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters: YCCHS will be on site to provide COVID-19 Moderna 1st and 2nd dose vaccines and boosters. Please bring your insurance card. There is no cost for uninsured individuals.
Date: Tuesday, January 25. Location: Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street. Prescott. Time: 1 pm-3 pm. For ages 18 and older. For more information, please contact YCCHS at 928-771-3122
Free COVID-19 Testing: YCCHS is offering free COVID-19 testing in Prescott five days a week, P.V. five days a week, and Cottonwood two days a week. The location in P.V. will not be in service Tuesday 1/25 for staff training.
Prescott Date: Monday-Friday. Time: 8:30-5:00pm. Location: Pioneer Park Front Parking Lot, 1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott
Prescott Valley Date: Monday-Friday starting on Wednesday 1/26 Time: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm. Location: Humboldt Unified School District Office, 6411 N. Robert Road, Prescott Valley
Cottonwood Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays (Through Feb. 1, 22). Time: 10 am-12pm Location: Cottonwood Fire Station, 199 S. 6th Street. Drive through testing will be set up at the entrance of the parking lot off East Aspen Street and exiting onto south 6th Street.
We ask that you wear a mask at our testing sites and that you only come to be tested if you are symptomatic or have been recently exposed to Covid-19. Please check our Facebook page for cancellations due to extreme weather. Yavapai County Community Health Services
Yavapai County reports 1,151 COVID-19 Cases and 8 Deaths since Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The county has tested 127,741 residents for COVID-19 in the past 6 months, and there have been 41,864 positive cases and 1,034 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Yavapai Regional Medical Center reports 58 COVID-patients, VVMC reports 24 patients, and the VA reports 6 patients. The County is still experiencing high transmission of COVID-19 with a 30.3% positivity rate and 959 cases per 100,000 residents for the week ending January 9, 2022. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or what seems to be a bad cold, please get tested for COVID-19 and/or Flu. ADHS COVID-19 Hotline – (844) 542-8201 (select Option number Eight) – help in English and Spanish from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week, except for major holidays.
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