Fairgrounds Test Site Closing 03

A person drives their car into a barn in March 2021 to receive a test at the COVID-19 testing site at the Skagit County Fairgrounds in Mount Vernon. Skagit County announced Aug. 25 that it will reopen the site Aug. 30 due to a surge in cases.  (File Photo)

Skagit County will reopen its COVID-19 testing and vaccination site at the Skagit County Fairgrounds on Aug. 30.

This site is being reopened because of sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, as well as pending state vaccine mandates that may increase the demand for vaccinations.


— Reporter Brandon Stone: bstone@skagitpublishing.com, 360-416-2112, Twitter: @Brandon_SVH

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