Drive-through testing sites now available for teachers

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will be hosting drive-through COVID-19 testing sites for Mississippi teachers and staff at various county health departments over the next few weeks.

Any K-12 teacher, staff or administrator can be tested for free at the county health department locations below. Testing hours are noon to 7 p.m., and no appointment is necessary.

Visit the MSDH website at www.HealthyMS.com/locations for addresses of the county health departments.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24

• Tallahatchie (Charleston)
• Alcorn
• Attala
• Chickasaw (Houston)
• Copiah
• Newton
• Adams
• George

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

• Grenada
• Lafayette
• Sunflower (Indianola)
• Noxubee
• Rankin
• Wilkinson
• Greene
• Hancock

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

• Tate
• Union
• Montgomery
• Lowndes
• Claiborne
• Smith
• Franklin
• Lamar

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

• Tunica
• Holmes
• Choctaw
• Yazoo
• Clarke
• Lauderdale
• Amite
• Pontotoc

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

• Yalobusha
• Marshall
• Leflore
• Oktibbeha
• Warren
• Scott
• Franklin
• Lamar

Additionally, daily testing is offered for teachers, staff, and school administrators at the West Street Farmer’s Market in Jackson or any pop-up testing site sponsored by MSDH, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the Mississippi National Guard. Appointments are required for the pop-up sites and the Famer’s Market, and testing hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

To make an appointment, visit https://umc.edu/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Testing

Follow MSDH by e-mail and social media at HealthyMS.com/connect.