St. Clair County Health Department to end its COVID testing services
COVID-19 testing services will soon be ending in St. Clair County.
The St. Clair County Health Department will end its testing services on June 2. While supplies last, people who are interested in receiving free COVID-19 home test kits can pick them up at the health department front reception area, located at 3415 28th St.
Liz King, St. Clair County Health Department officer-director said in a press release that it's an appropriate time for change with the end of the federal public health emergency declaration, a decline in testing numbers and the availability of at-home testing.
"The end of the public health emergency doesn’t mean COVID-19 is over," King said. "St. Clair County Health Department will continue providing and encouraging vaccinations, conduct disease monitoring, investigate outbreaks, and share community guidance and resources as needed.”
Since the start of the pandemic, the health department has administered an estimated 18,000 COVID-19 tests.
The CDC, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and St. Clair County Health Department still recommend people to isolate from others when sick and monitor for signs of illness if they had a known exposure. Anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should continue to take precautions and seek medical care and treatment as appropriate.
Contact McKenna Golat at mgolat@gannett.com or (810) 292-0122.
This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: COVID testing services to end at St. Clair County Health Department
