Northgate testing site

Covid-19 testing sites are moving out into Hamilton County.

Northgate is hosting a drive-thru site for the rest of the week.

Sheriff's office.

More covid-19 testing sites are popping up, as more testing supplies become available.

There's a new testing site in hixson, and it's here until friday.

News 12's joeli poole has the details.

This week kroger health teamed up with the hamilton county health department to offer free drive thru testing.

The testing site is located at northgate mall in hixson and is open from 9am to 4:30pm in the afternoon.

Officials say they felt like this location would be accessible to a very large population.

Blake lord/ kroger health " we feel like this was the best area centrally for everybody to get to.

It's a great location here at the mall.

It's been great to work with them and have a location that can get people in and out pretty quickly.

It does take about 15 mins to 20 mins max."

Officials say you do not need to have a physician's referral, symptoms, insurance, or money to get tested.

Blake lord who is over the testing site says its extremely important to get tested and that this site is a self administered exam.

Lord " this is the nasal test so it's not the nasopharyngeal, the nasal throat one.

That's where you have to go a little further.

This is self administered.

That does help since it's done yourself.

We do have nurse practitioners and pharmacists here on site.

They will observe you doing it ."

The testing is open to anyone but officials ask that you do make an appointment before showing up.

You can find the link to make an appointment at wdef dot com in hixson, joeli poole, news 12 now.

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