Christ Community ramps up testing
Christ Community Health Services is increasing its COVID-19 testing capacity to 200 a day at its South Memphis drive-thru location as of Monday, April 6, according to a news release.
Testing at the 3362 S. Third St. location remains appointment only and coronavirus testing hours are now 2 to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
“The need to provide COVID-19 testing for individuals in the underserved areas of Memphis and Shelby County is great,” the release states. “therefore, the organization is increasing testing availability.”
Since it began coronavirus testing March 21, Christ Community has tested more than 400 people and assessed over 2,000 potential cases over the phone.
Anyone wanting to be assessed for testing, text “Test2020” to 91999 or call (901) 842-3160 to discuss getting tested for coronavirus.
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COVID-19 testing Christ Community Health ServiceOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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