JACKSON, Miss., April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- One-day mobile collections for COVID-19 testing specimens are continuing this weekend and into early next week, with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi National Guard leading operations.
On Wednesday, 61 people in Meridian provided samples at an appointment-only, drive through collection site. On Thursday, 110 people in Natchez took advantage of the mobile collections.The collections are free of charge. Mississippians who are screened as being at high risk for infection will give a specimen sample, via a nose swab, without exiting their vehicle.Collection sites, all open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., include:
