Federal health officials are creating temporary 'surge testing' spots to help control the spread of the coronavirus and ease hospitalizations in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.
The federal program won't replace other state and local sites, but it will help boost testing in cities with high rates of new cases and help diagnose people who are asymptomatic. It's estimated that the sites will be in Jacksonville, Florida; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Edinburg, Texas, for five to 12 days.
Sites in Baton Rouge began testing Tuesday. Sites in Jacksonville and Edinburg will be open Wednesday. Giroir said that overall, states around the country have performed about 16.5 million tests in June, exceeding a goal of 12.9 million tests.
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