covid-19 testing

The Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) has installed a low-barrier vending machine stocked with critical prevention and testing supplies inside its lobby. The machine, which is located at 200 Valley Mall Parkway in East Wenatchee, dispenses the opioid blocking drug naloxone (also known as Narcan), COVID-19 testing kits, and prevention materials for sexually transmitted diseases (STI)... Read Mo

The Chelan-Douglas Health District has announced a variety of free drive-thru testing options starting Monday due to overwhelming demand. On the next two Mondays, testing will be available at Cascade High School in Leavenworth. On the next two Tuesdays, it will be at the Auxiliary Ball Fields on Apple Blossom Drive in Chelan ...

Governor Jay Inslee sent a letter Friday to the Trump administration requesting an extension of the Washington National Guard's COVID-19 mission. The request is for federal authority and funding through March 31st of 2021. The current federal funding authorization runs through December 31st ...

The Chelan-Douglas Health District will continue free COVID-19 testing in both East Wenatchee and Wenatchee this week. There will be an opportunity for the public to get tested at Wenatchee High School Tuesday through Friday from 1-6 p ...

The Chelan-Douglas Health District will be conducting free COVID-19 testing at Riverside Park in Cashmere Tuesday the 22nd from 2-8 p.m. There will also be a door-to-door outreach throughout various neighborhoods. Health District officials say in addition to being a free resource for the community, the testing effort is being held to them better data on the current spread of the virus ... Read M

The City of Wenatchee is working through some long-term goals and ideas for the former Washington State Department of Transportation property, but mayor Frank Kuntz says there may be a more immediate opportunity due to the pandemic. "The County has approached us about; they have most of the CARES funding and they're doing most of the COVID-related stuff, about maybe having a drive-thru site o