Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - Clark County, in collaboration with multiple community partners, continues to offer free COVID-19 testing at two sites in the Las Vegas Valley five days a week – Cashman Center in downtown Las Vegas and the UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Strip Pavilion Room – and a full schedule of one and two-day neighborhood testing events.
Since May, Clark County and community partners have conducted 215,765 tests as part of its community testing efforts.
Some area high schools are offering neighborhood testing in their school gymnasiums that is open to the public on upcoming Thursdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in October and November. The nasal swab tests will be available on a first-come, first served basis for people with or without symptoms, including children and families. The Health District, Nevada National Guard, Elite Medical Response and American Medical Response are operating the sites in partnership with Clark County and the city of Las Vegas:
- Oct. 8-9, Western High School, 4601 W. Bonanza
- Oct. 15-16, Cimarron-Memorial High School, 2301 N. Tenaya
- Oct. 22-23, Valley High School, 2839 Burnham Ave., near Eastern and Sahara
- Nov. 5-6, Silverado High School, 1650 Silver Hawk Ave., near Spencer St and the I-215
UMC, Clark County and the Nevada National Guard operate community COVID-19 testing sites at the city of Las Vegas Cashman Center Exhibit Hall A, 850 N. Las Vegas Boulevard on the north side of the facility off Washington Ave., and UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center Strip View Pavilion, located on the northwest side of the Thomas & Mack Center off Tropicana Avenue and University Drive, second floor. Both sites operate Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and are open to adults and children. Appointments can be self-scheduled through UMC’s website at www.umcsn.com.
