Arizona has seen COVID-19 cases increase 850% since the state reopened on May 15, while more than one in three of those tested in the state have the virus.
“The hospital CEOs tell me they are preparing for a significant surge of cases that come as a result of large events, particularly for large family events,” she said.
The site opens at 6 a.m., but people seeking tests started lining up in the middle of the night -- including three generations of Keona Cole’s family.“We wanted to be one of the first to get here so that we’ll be able to get tested today,” she said. “It’s our lives and the lives of our family that we have to protect, so we need to know.”
“They are not offering [tests] to us -- the low income, the middle class -- a lot of people do not have insurance, cannot afford to pay for this,” Suggs told ABC News. “There’s nowhere in Arizona you can go get this for free.”The lack of testing is baffling to Lori Nicolson and Denise Suggs, who arrived at 4 a.m.“People with money do get tested, like sports teams, baseball teams, the president,” Nicolson told ABC News. “But every day, middle income to lower income -- this is our only option.
“It’s not good,” he said. “Any mass gathering right now is going to prompt the cases of COVID to spread.”
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