Results from the first week of testing at the Yakima State Fair Park indicate that the testing site is helping detect more positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. Since opening last week, the site has performed over 800 tests, with 12% of those being positive for COVID-19. The free testing site operates Tuesday to … Continued

Los resultados de la primera semana de pruebas en el Parque Estatal de la Feria de Yakima indican que el sitio de pruebas está ayudando a detectar más casos positivos de COVID-19 en la comunidad. Desde su apertura la semana pasada, el sitio ha realizado más de 800 pruebas, de las cuales el 12% dieron … Continued

On August 4, the Yakima Health District strongly urged local school officials to implement distance learning for all students except for those that were most educationally at-risk. At the time, Yakima County had almost 339 cases per 100,000 in the previous 14-day period and approximately 30 hospitalizations due to COVID-19. These numbers put Yakima County … Continued

Due to hazardous levels of wildfire smoke in our community, the Yakima Health District will not be distributing at-home test kits today, Tuesday, as previously planned. We will continue to monitor air conditions throughout the week and provide updates as needed. Right now, everyone should take precautions against the smoke, especially infants, children, adults over … Continued

Debido a los niveles peligrosos de humo de incendios forestales en nuestra comunidad, el Distrito de Salud de Yakima no distribuirá kits de prueba en el hogar hoy como se había planeado anteriormente. Continuaremos monitoreando las condiciones del aire durante la semana y brindaremos actualizaciones según sea necesario. En este momento, todos deben tomar precauciones … Continued

The Yakima Health District will be providing at-home, mail-in COVID-19 test kits for Yakima County residents early next week. Distribution will take place at the Yakima Health District on 1210 Ahtanum Ridge Drive, Union Gap, WA 98903 on Tuesday September 8th and Wednesday September 9th from 2:00pm-6:00pm while supplies last. As the teams that have … Continued

El Distrito de Salud de Yakima proporcionará kits de prueba de COVID-19 en el hogar y por correo para los residentes del condado de Yakima a principios de la próxima semana. La distribución se llevará a cabo en el Distrito de Salud de Yakima en 1210 Ahtanum Ridge Drive, Union Gap, WA 98903 el martes … Continued

The Yakima Health District received news that the Washington State Department of Health has approved additional services to the county’s modified phase 1 “Roadmap to Recovery” plan. The Yakima Health District worked with the Department of Health to develop this “Roadmap to Recovery” for Yakima County as an alternative to the Safe Start Washington Plan. … Continued