SEATTLE — Seattle COVID-19 testing sites created over the coronavirus pandemic have administered 1 million tests since operations began in 2020, officials said.
Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday in a news release that the free testing has been used by more than one in three Seattle residents.
“We worked quickly to launch a nation-leading free testing program to curb the spread of the virus and keep our communities healthy and safe, and Seattle continues to have the lowest cases, hospitalizations, and deaths of every major American city,” Durkan said.
She said the city’s partners at UW Medicine have seamlessly taken over the operation of the testing sites.