LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - A new “Stop, Swab & Go” COVID-19 testing site will be open Monday through Friday next week at Eldorado High School, 1139 Linn Lane, near Nellis and Washington, as an additional location to the existing three sites in the Las Vegas Valley and Mesquite. A drive-thru site will be located in the school’s parking lot. Walk-up testing will be available in the school gym.
Free testing as part of the “Stop, Swab and Go” program is available Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at all Las Vegas locations. The tests are free, self-administered nasal swabs. No proof of health insurance is required. The tests are available to anyone who wants to be tested, whether people have symptoms or not, including families and children. The public can register online for appointments at www.DoINeedaCOVID19Test.com.
Those who arrive without appointments can register on site upon arrival. An on-site registration area will be set up in the Eldorado High School gym for those who may need to register on-site and don’t have computer access at home. The “Stop, Swab & Go” locations are:
- Fiesta Henderson Hotel and Casino, 777 W. Lake Mead Pkwy
- Texas Station Hotel and Casino, 2101 Texas Star Lane
- Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Road,
- Eldorado High School, 1139 Linn Lane, 89110
- City of Mesquite Streets Division Garage, 725 Hardy Way (Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to noon Sept. 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17.)
The “Stop, Swab & Go” sites at Texas Station and Fiesta Henderson are operating in parking garages. The Sam Boyd site has a drive-thru set up in its parking lot, and offers an additional walk-up testing area inside the stadium’s concourse. The Mesquite site is drive thru. Most people are being processed through the sites in less than 10 minutes with or without appointments.
