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 August 17, 2020

More testing sites added in Pima County

Another one-day pop-up site is coming, and three permanent sites have opened.
by Christopher Conover

drive-thru testing banner Still image from a Banner Health video of drive-thru COVID-19 specimen collection. Banner says the testing is by appointment only.
Courtesy Banner Health

A Tucson church is holding a one-day testing blitz this Saturday. St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church on East 3rd Street will be giving free tests on Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Three new permanent testing sites have opened in Pima County, including one on the Pascua Yaqui Pueblo.

Currently, Pima County residents can find COVID-19 tests at nearly 60 sites.

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, 174,676 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Pima County.

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