Health Department schedules free COVID-19 testing for teachers

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The Mississippi State Department of Health will be hosting drive-thru 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.

In Warren County, testing for teachers will be available Thursday, Aug. 27, at 807 Monroe St. in Vicksburg.

Visit the MSDH website for addresses of all the county health departments.

Monday, Aug. 24

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

Tuesday, Aug. 25

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

Wednesday, Aug. 26

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

Thursday, Aug. 27

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

Friday, Aug. 28

• Tate
• Union
• Montgomery
• Lowndes
• Claiborne
• Smith
• Perry
• 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 Farmer’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