App State held its first campus-wide COVID-19 testing event Wednesday in light of students returning to in-person classes.
Wednesday’s testing event was available to all students, faculty and staff. This event also fulfilled testing requirements for unvaccinated individuals who were selected randomly for required testing.Julia Montminy, a graduate assistant for the newly-formed Office of Community-Engaged Leadership, got tested for COVID-19 every week this summer while interning in Boston. “It was a really nice thing for peace of mind, so I decided to just continue with it,” Montminy said. “And if it’s free, there is no harm in doing it.”
The COVID-19 tests from Wednesday’s testing event were self-administered by those getting tested.This testing event was conducted roughly a week and a half after students returned to in-person classes. App State has 34 active cases of COVID-19 as of Aug. 23. Watauga County has 107 active cases as of Aug. 25, a 20 case increase from the previous day.Maddie Packett (left) and Bronwyn Player (right) said they are getting tested because their roommate, who just tested negative for COVID-19, was feeling sick, and they wanted to play it safe. Both said they are glad to be back on campus and be in in-person classes. “I feel more like a person,” Player said.
