Drive-Through Testing Sites Now Available for Teachers

    JACKSON, Miss. – 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                          WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26                     FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 Tallahatchie – Charleston                      Grenada                                               Tate Alcorn                                                  Lafayette                                              Union Attala                                                   Sunflower – Indianola                            Montgomery Chickasaw – Houston                            Noxubee                                               Lowndes Copiah                                                  Rankin                                                  Claiborne Newton                                                Wilkinson                                             Smith Adams                                                  Greene                                                 Franklin George                                                 Hancock                                               Lamar   TUESDAY, AUGUST 25                           THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 Tunica                                                  Yalobusha Holmes                                                 Marshall Choctaw                                               Leflore Yazoo                                                   Oktibbeha Clarke                                                   Warren Lauderdale                                           Scott Amite                                                   Franklin Pontotoc                                              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 8:0 a.m. to p.m.   To make an appointment, visit https://umc.edu/CoronaVirus/COVID-19-Testing/Home.html.   Follow MSDH by email and social media at HealthyMS.com/connect.