New coronavirus testing sites should open in Fort Worth, Arlington next week
It could be easier to get tested for the novel coronavirus in Tarrant County as soon as next week.
Details are still being worked out, but Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said there will be two sites — one in the Fort Worth area and the other in Arlington.
The testing is a partnership between Adobe and the Tarrant County Public Health Department, with the help of the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth and UT Southwestern through the Moncrief Cancer Center.
Residents will use the Adobe software to fill out questionnaires.
“It’s still going through the screening process,” Whitley said. “Once they’ve gone through that process, if a test is warranted, that individual will be given an appointment time and a location to go have the test taken.”
People will stay in their cars for the tests.
These testing sites will be funded by Tarrant County and through money provided through the federal stimulus package, Whitley said.
Whitley said that after this system is up and running, he hopes it will allow around 500 tests to be done each week.
“That can continue to grow as we bring more sites on and as the volume of tests become more available through the different labs and through the different manufacturers,” he said.
