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Fort Bend County has opened a second COVID-19 testing site, in the Sugar Land area, according to County Judge KP George. The announcement was made Monday, April 27, 2020. A third site will be opened in May, in Missouri City.
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Fort Bend County has opened a second COVID-19 testing site, in the Sugar Land area, according to County Judge KP George. The announcement was made Monday, April 27, 2020. A third site will be opened in May, in
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Photo: Courtesy Of Fort Bend County
Photo: Courtesy Of Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County has opened a second COVID-19 testing site, in the Sugar Land area, according to County Judge KP George. The announcement was made Monday, April 27, 2020. A third site will be opened in May, in Missouri City.
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Fort Bend County has opened a second COVID-19 testing site, in the Sugar Land area, according to County Judge KP George. The announcement was made Monday, April 27, 2020. A third site will be opened in May, in
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Photo: Courtesy Of Fort Bend County
Missouri City testing site for COVID-19 opening today for Fort Bend residents
Missouri County officials have announced a new testing site for the novel coronavirus available in Fort Bend County.
Free testing for COVID-19 will take place at Thurgood Marshall High School (1220 Buffalo Run) in Missouri City starting May 1.
The site is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. It can process up to 200 tests per day. However, appointments are required.
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To get an appointment, Fort Bend County residents can sign up online at this link or call (281) 238-2363 on weekdays 8 a.m to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. A representative will then contact the resident with a location, date and time for testing, as well as a unique identification code. Residents will not need to leave their cars to get tested.
Anyone in Fort Bend County looking to get tested is not require to show any symptoms and will not be charged. Access Health will perform the tests and results will be given through LabCorp, county officials said in a news release.
Missouri City has emerged as a hot spot for COVID-19. As of April 30, Fort Bend County reported 1,052 active cases in the county.
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The county’s other two testing sites are in Rosenberg and Sugar Land.
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