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Mobile COVID-19 testing set for Leake and Hinds countiesJACKSON, Miss., May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Leake and Hinds counties and surrounding communities can be tested for COVID-19 this week as the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Department of Health continue efforts to stem virus transmission by setting up one-day, drive-through collection sites. Collection sites were previously announced for this week in Chickasaw, Jones, Yalobusha, Lowndes, Covington and Simpson counties. Anyone can be tested who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, including fever, cough, shortness of breath or sore throat; or who has a known or potential exposure to someone confirmed with the virus. Those who want to be tested must first get an appointment by going through a free screening from a UMMC clinician, either through the C Spire Health telehealth smartphone app or by phone. The fastest and easiest way to get screened and tested is with the C Spire Health app. It's available daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. The new testing sites for Saturday, May 23:
The previously announced testing site for Wednesday, May 20:
The previously announced testing site for Thursday, May 21:
Testing hours are noon-4 p.m. Only those with appointments will be tested. Hundreds of people in Mississippi communities have taken advantage of the UMMC/MSDH drive-through collection sites. Those numbers include, as of the end of the day May 18, a total 2,350 people at 64 one-day testing states statewide, plus another 5,321 at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, for a total of 7,671 tested. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Mississippi National Guard are partnering with UMMC and MSDH to coordinate mobile testing sites. UMMC and C Spire have partnered to make the screening free to all Mississippians. Those without smartphones who want to be screened for testing can call (601) 496-7200. During drive-through testing, health care professionals will collect specimen samples via a nose swab. Those being tested will not exit their vehicle. For more information about testing, click here. About the University of Mississippi Medical Center UMMC encompasses seven health science schools, including medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry, pharmacy, graduate studies and population health. The Medical Center's health care enterprise includes the state's only Level I trauma center, only children's hospital, and only organ and bone marrow transplant program. The Medical Center also is home to a Telehealth Center of Excellence, one of two in the nation. For more information, visit www.umc.edu and click here to view news and features stories produced by UMMC Communications and Marketing. About C Spire View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mobile-covid-19-testing-set-for-leake-and-hinds-counties-301062145.html SOURCE C Spire |