KINGSTON – Ulster County Executive Patrick Ryan renewed his call for everyone to get tested for COVID-19.
Ryan has declared next week Ulster County Get Tested Week.
“Everyone is eligible and encouraged to get tested and beginning this weekend and into next week we are going to launch a week-long effort for Ulster County to get tested and to make sure this is a critical step that we can all do that is relatively easy and relatively painless and at no cost, to make sure that we test as many people as we can,” he said.
“Get Tested Week” is a part of Ryan’s COVID-19 Rapid Response plan to respond to reports of increased cases which includes expanding testing. The Rapid Response five-step plan works to identify, investigate, isolate, communicate, and enforce in anticipation of potential cases. The plan will focus on identifying cases through robust testing capacity, investigation through contact tracing, isolation through issuing quarantine, communication through keeping the public informed, and continued enforcement of the PAUSE order.
Residents can find information about their nearest testing location and both walk-in testing sites and mobile testing sites by visiting www.ulstercountyny.gov/get-tested
There are currently 137 active cases of COVID-19 and 87 fatalities in Ulster County.
