BREAKING: HHS has announced free 'surge' COVID19 testing in three hotspot jurisdictions: ▪️ Jacksonville, FL ▪️ Baton Rouge, LA ▪️ Edinburg, TX More information, including testing locations and criteria:
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is announcing free COVID-19 testing in Jacksonville, Florida; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Edinburg, Texas. Surge testing efforts will temporarily increase federal support to communities where there has been a recent and intense level of new cases and hospitalizations related to the ongoing outbreak.
“The Trump Administration is doubling-down on support to areas hard hit by COVID-19. Standing up surge testing sites is one of many tools we are utilizing now to assist local leadership to reduce community spread,” said Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D. “Data, including positive rates and demographic information, will inform how to shift state and local resources to reduce the occurrence of COVID-19.
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