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Coronavirus Testing On Hold In WilCo After Backlog Of Applicants

Announcements will be made notifying the public when they can again request a free COVID-19 test from the County at www.wilco.org.

Overwhelming interest has created a backlog of applications from residents seeking to be tested for the coronavirus.
Overwhelming interest has created a backlog of applications from residents seeking to be tested for the coronavirus. (Shutterstock)

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — County health officials on Wednesday said they are temporarily taking down an online testing portal for screening of the coronavirus after "overwhelming interest" essentially crashed the site.

"Due to the overwhelming interest in COVID-19 testing through Family Emergency Rooms, Williamson County is temporarily taking down the online testing portal from its website until the backlog of testing requests has been scheduled," officials said in an emailed advisory.

Announcements will be made notifying the public when they can again request a free COVID-19 test from the County at www.wilco.org, officials added.

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The partnership between Williamson County and Family Emergency Rooms for COVID-19 testing has been "overwhelmingly successful," health officials noted. As of Tuesday, officials added, there have been 564 nasopharyngeal tests conducted, which have provided accurate testing results to concerned citizens.

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Of those tests, there have been eight positive results, officials said, allowing the individuals to seek medical attention and quarantine to prevent the spread of the virus. In addition to the tests performed, there are approximately 350 more individuals scheduled for testing and more than a thousand in line to be scheduled, according to health officials.

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Pruebas De Coronavirus En Espera Después De Acumulación De Solicitantes

Se harán anuncios para notificar al público cuando puedan solicitar nuevamente una prueba gratuita COVID-19 del Condado en www.wilco.org.

CONDADO DE WILLIAMSON, TX - Funcionarios de salud del condado dijeron el miércoles que están retirando temporalmente un portal de pruebas para detectar el coronavirus después de que un "interés abrumador" bloqueó el sitio.

"Debido al gran interés en las pruebas de COVID-19 a través de las salas de emergencias familiares, el condado de Williamson está retirando temporalmente el portal de pruebas en línea de su sitio web hasta que se haya programado la acumulación de solicitudes de pruebas," dijeron las autoridades en un aviso enviado por correo electrónico.

Se harán anuncios notificando al público cuando puedan solicitar nuevamente una prueba gratuita COVID-19 del condado en www.wilco.org, agregaron las autoridades.


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La asociación entre el condado de Williamson y las salas de emergencias familiares para las pruebas COVID-19 ha sido "abrumadoramente exitosa," señalaron los funcionarios de salud. A partir del martes, agregaron los funcionarios, se han realizado 564 pruebas nasofaríngeas, que han proporcionado resultados precisos de las pruebas a los ciudadanos preocupados.

De esas pruebas, ocho resultados positivos resultaron, dijeron las autoridades, lo que permitió a las personas buscar atención médica y cuarentena para prevenir la propagación del virus. Además de las pruebas realizadas, hay aproximadamente 350 personas más programadas para la prueba y más de mil en línea para programar, según los funcionarios de salud.


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