JAMESTOWN, N.D. (CVHD) – The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) today announced it will make more than 1.5 million at-home COVID-19 test kits available statewide.
Central Valley Health District (CVHD) has received the test kit allocation for Stutsman and Logan Counties and has distributed to a variety of public locations (listed below) available for community members to pick up, at no cost, starting Tuesday, February 15.
At-home test kit public distribution sites in Jamestown:
- The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
- Central Valley Health District
- Thrifty White Pharmacy – Hugo’s
- Thrifty White Pharmacy
- Jamestown Civic Center North Entrance (available at public COVID-19 testing events at 11am – 1pm on Tu, W, Th ONLY)
It is recommended that citizens pick up tests as needed, with a start of two tests per household member. Two types of tests are available in the community include Celltrion which is authorized for individuals age 14 and older and iHealth, which is authorized for people age 2 and older. Each test kit contains a total of two tests.
“We have received 4,181 total at-home tests this week and of those tests 2,927 are the Celltrion (14+) brand and 1,254 are the iHealth (2+) brand and we anticipate receiving more next week,” stated Robin Iszler, Unit Administrator. “There are no at-home tests authorized for children under age 2; children that age should be tested at a community testing location or clinic.”
Individuals do not need to report their at-home test results to NDDoH, as the department cannot validate results from home testing kits.
Those who need a validated result or a letter for official purposes should seek testing from a health care provider or from a local public health testing site.