At-home COVID-19 testing guidance has changed

The state Department of Health (DOH) has updated guidance around COVID-19 at-home testing, including changes to how self-testing results should be reported and additional information about COVID-19 treatment. The full guidance is available on the DOH website.

As part of the guidance update, Washingtonians are now being asked to report all positive at-home test results through the Say Yes! COVID Test Digital Assistant, even if those testing kits were not obtained through the Say Yes! COVID Test (SYCT) program (Spanish link: Say YES! COVID Test - Digital Assistant). Washingtonians may still contact the Washington State DOH COVID-19 hotline to report their results and get access to Care Connect Services that provide additional support for those in need who have recently tested positive.

While the White House recently announced a pause to the federal program that previously provided free at-home COVID-19 tests, the Say Yes! COVID Test program continues to offer up to 10 free tests to Washington households each month on a first-come, first-served basis. The Say Yes! COVID Test program recently celebrated surpassing 10 million tests distributed throughout the state since the program’s inception in January 2022. New allocations of tests are available at the beginning of each month and can be ordered on the Say Yes! COVID Home Test website.