Tarrant County adds new COVID-19 testing sites, including one in North Richland Hills
Tarrant County will add a new COVID-19 testing site in North Richland Hills and continue to offer saliva testing at other rotating sites along with the city of Fort Worth.
The North Richland Hills site, set to open Aug. 24, will be located at NRH2O Family Water Park, according to a Tarrant County press release. The tests will be self-administered mouth swabs and will be offered from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The county is working in partnership with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, which will fund operating costs, and the city of North Richland Hills, which will provide staffing.
Testing is free and no proof of residency is required. Spanish-speaking staff will also be on site. People should receive their results between 72 and 96 hours through either email, text or a phone call.
“It is important that we have COVID-19 testing sites throughout Tarrant County” said Precinct 3 Commissioner Gary Fickes. “We needed access to more testing in Northeast Tarrant County and this NRH20 location will help fill that need.“
The rotating saliva-testing sites will be available from Aug. 26-28 in locations throughout Fort Worth. They will be open to all Tarrant County residents, free of cost. Three other Fort Worth sites will continue testing indefinitely.
Tests at all sites are available by online appointment at covidtesting.tarrantcounty.com/. Those who do not have access to a computer can call 817-248-6299.
As of Friday, Tarrant County has reported a total of 39,328 COVID-19 cases, including 483 deaths and an estimated 32,316 recoveries.
Since Monday, the average of daily new cases has dropped considerably from the previous week and much of the month.
ROVING TESTING SITES
Aug. 26 from 8 to 11 a.m. at City Northside Service Center, 309 Hillshire Drive.
Aug. 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Tarrant County College-Northwest Campus, 4801 Marine Creek Parkway.
Aug. 27 from 8 to 11 a.m. at La Gran Plaza, 4200 South Freeway.
Aug. 27 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Beth Eden Missionary Baptist Church, 3208 Wilbarger St.
Aug. 28 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Christ Church Assembly of God, 5301 Altamesa Blvd.
Aug. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hillwood Commons I, 9800 Hillwood Parkway.
INDEFINITE SITES
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to noon at Dickies Arena’s Chevrolet Parking Garage, 3464 Trail Drive
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. at J.P. Elder Middle School, 709 N.W. 21st St.
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tarrant County College-South Campus, 5301 Campus Drive.
