The West Virginia National Guard is currently testing 75 patients on-site at the Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 6500 MacCorkle Avenue for COVID-19.
Dr. Sherri Young, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department health officer and executive director, is assisting the Guard by running incident command for testing. Monica Mason, education director for the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, is also on-site at incident command.
The testing comes after one patient of the facility was hospitalized for COVID-19 and others had symptoms of the disease.
Onsite staff members are also being tested. Arrangements are being made to test other staff members.