Westland Partners with Wayne County to Launch Free COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing Clinic

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Mayor William R. Wild

36300 Warren Road Westland, Michigan 48185

Office 734.467.3200 / Fax 734.422.1230

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Westland Partners with Wayne County to Launch Free Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing Clinic

Westland, MI (December 14, 2020) - The City of Westland will be establishing a free drive thru COVID-19 testing clinic in order to assist in the Wayne County COVID Testing Initiative, which aims to increase testing within the county to 8,000 tests per day.

The testing will take place in the parking lot at the Westland Friendship Center, located at 1119 Newburgh Rd. Residents will have no out of pocket expenses for testing. However, if insurance information is available, it will be collected for the laboratory testing fees. There is no pre-registration or appointments needed. Minors must be accompanied by a parents or guardian. Residents can expect to receive their results within 2-3 days, which will be shared via email, phone call or text message.

Westland's COVID-19 testing site will open at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 17. Testing will be done 6 days a week until further notice and will be available at the following times:

Monday through Friday - 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Individuals should not take any fever reducing medications prior to testing. When arriving at the drive thru clinic, please have a form of identification ready. Visitors are asked that they leave their car windows up until asked to lower them.

For more information, please call (734) 467-3200.

Westland, Michigan is the state’s 10^th largest municipality, with a population of over 84,000.

Westland has been recognized as one of 24/7 Wall Street’s America’s Best 50 Cities to Live, offering residents and visitors an ideal blend of single – family affordable homes, apartments and condominiums, great schools, and access to numerous outdoor activities. Public safety is delivered by full-service, professional law enforcement and firefighting personnel.

Westland is well known as a premier destination for shopping and dining in Wayne County with hundreds of shops and restaurants anchored by the Westland shopping Center, one of the country's original four regional malls.

The City is served by two public school districts; Wayne-Westland Community Schools serving 12,000 youth was recently named one of the best schools in Michigan by WXYZ-TV and is the proud recipient of 14 Golden Apple and two Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards. Livonia Public Schools, educating nearly 15,000 students, is proud of their MEAP/MME scores that exceed State averages and the district has also earned Golden Apple and Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School awards.

The City provides competitive incentives for those who are interested in investing in Westland, making it one of the hottest investment markets in the region. Westland's Fast-Track to Business Team, which consists of key decision makers who work diligently to “cut the red tape” and expedite the approval process for new business development.