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No wait for COVID testing at Fiesta Henderson

Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 16, 2022 - 2:14 pm

Updated January 16, 2022 - 6:07 pm

Workers and National Guard members wait for cars at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Fiesta ...

Workers and National Guard members wait for cars at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Fiesta Henderson Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto

There was no wait for COVID testing at Fiesta Henderson on Sunday, Jan. 16. (Clark County)

There was no wait for COVID testing at Fiesta Henderson on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (Clark County)

Workers and National Guard members wait for cars at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Fiesta ...

Workers and National Guard members wait for cars at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Fiesta Henderson Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto

Workers and National Guard members wait for cars at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Fiesta ...

Workers and National Guard members wait for cars at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Fiesta Henderson Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto

There is no wait for free COVID testing at Fiesta Henderson on Sunday afternoon, according to the county.

Clark County said in a tweet at 1:34 p.m. that, in addition to no wait, there were more than 1,000 appointments available for testing.

Anyone interested in making an appointment can do so at the Southern Nevada Health District’s website.

The site is open until 8 p.m. on Sunday.

No waiting at Fiesta Henderson for #CovidTesting! More than 1,000 appts. remain open. Book now @ https://t.co/CDxSJDJD0X #Vegas pic.twitter.com/GND9pXPqiS

— Clark County Nevada (@ClarkCountyNV) January 16, 2022

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