Confusion, frustration as people at risk seek COVID-19 tests

MILL CREEK — A teacher at Henry M. Jackson High School knew she needed to be tested for the new coronavirus.

In late February, she had frequent close contact with a student who later tested positive for COVID-19.

After a week of trying, she finally got tested on Thursday. It came back negative, but Diane Gorman said the experience shook her faith in how officials are handling the outbreak.

Gorman has a medical condition that weakens her immune system. She started to show symptoms of the virus and went to see her doctor Saturday. She waited two hours, but was sent home without a test.

“I had the student, I had symptoms, it really surprised me,” she said.

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