WATERTOWN â Earlier this week, Jefferson County hosted a free, community-wide mass COVID-19 testing event, which resulted in nearly 1,000 tests being administered following an anticipated spike in positive cases.
The county hosted the testing event on Monday and Tuesday in collaboration with Samaritan Medical Center, Carthage Area Hospital, the Jefferson County Public Health Service and the state Department of Health.
To the knowledge of Jefferson County Public Health Planner Stephen A. Jennings, all available appointments were booked both days. On Monday, Samaritan Medical Center tested 416 people, while Carthage Area Hospital tested another 44. On Tuesday, Samaritan tested 402 and Carthage another 116 â a grand total of 978 individuals were tested during the two-day event.