Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - In response to a local surge in testing demand, for the next 3 weeks, the Southern Nevada Health District and Clark County will open two drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in the parking garages at Texas Station and Fiesta Henderson hotel.
The sites are available by appointment and people can register on the eTrueNorth website: www.INeedaCOVID19Test.com. Additional testing information can be found on the Southern Nevada Health District COVID-19 testing site page at www.snhd.info/covid-testing. People can register for their appointment three days prior to their preferred date.
Clark County, the Southern Nevada Health District and the State of Nevada requested the additional testing resources to help meet the community’s testing needs with support from the City of North Las Vegas and the City of Henderson. To accommodate heavy demand for testing, the sites will operate as appointment-only sites offering approximately 4,000 tests each day.
The Texas Station operation will open to the public at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, It will be located on the first floor of the resort’s parking garage on the south side of the property at Lake Mead and Rancho The site will operate five days a week, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
The drive-thru operation at the Fiesta Henderson resort will open at 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, at 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway. The site will operate five days a week, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday through Wednesday.
“These new sites will provide more accessibility for Southern Nevadans who are looking for testing in Clark County. Testing remains an important tool to ensure people have the ability to take the steps they need protect themselves, their families and our community,” said Dr. Fermin Leguen, District Health Officer for the Southern Nevada Health District.
Appointment registration and lab processing will be managed by eTrueNorth. Individuals will be provided with information to receive their test results, which should be available in less than 48 hours. Results will be available through the eTrueNorth site at: www.INeedaCOVID19Test.com.
People who have difficulty accessing their results can call 1-800-635-8611.
To access their results, registrants will need to set up a username and password on the website. If someone tests positive for COVID-19, they must stay home and self-isolate for five days after their test was collected or the first day they had symptoms. If they do not have symptoms at that time (five days) or symptoms are resolving, they can leave isolation but they must continue to wear a mask around other people for five more days.
Because the demand for testing in the community is high, SNHD people may experience longer wait times at existing sites or be directed to other locations if daily capacities are reached. In addition to the Health District’s website, an online test site finder tool listing pharmacies and other sites offering testing is available on the Nevada Response website at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/find-covid-19-testing-in-nevada/.
Appointments are recommended a most sites. While walk-in appointments may be accepted, they are based on availability and might not be available at all sites.