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Where to get tested for COVID-19 Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Regency Square COVID-19 testing site. (WJXT/Kevin Talley) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the year ends and efforts of state and local authorities shift resources to providing vaccinations, there have been some changes to testing for COVID-19. The Monday before Christmas, the Regency Square site set a record for most tests in a single day, with 3,499 tests completed. The Florida-funded site is well-known, free to any resident of the state and a popular choice for patients looking to get tested. The city’s other public testing site ...

Pre-Christmas rush for COVID-19 testing Published:  Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you’re looking to get tested for COVID-19 before Christmas, expect to be waiting in line. Not only are more people getting tested in preparation to travel for the holidays, but most local and state sites will be closed Thursday and Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Most private clinics will also close -- at least on Friday. That set off a last-minute rush for testing. “Protecting your family is really important from the virus,” said 7-year-old Aiden Heindl, who got tested so he could...

Nomi Health As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Jacksonville and across the state of Florida, residents are being encouraged to take advantage of free testing, especially before exposing themselves to family or friends outside their household.  The number of hospitalizations has also been spiking in the weeks since Thanksgiving. Experts expect that trend to continue if friends and families gather during the upcoming holidays. “It's very important for people to go in the next two to three days, before Christmas Eve and get tested to contain the spread of the virus and t...

‘We are very concerned’: Richmond Health District looks toward impact of COVID-19 from holiday season Family gathering (Source: Live 5/File) By Olivia Ugino | December 16, 2020 at 7:41 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 7:41 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond is averaging about 76 coronavirus cases a day, with a percent positivity rate of 6.4%. With just nine days until Christmas, city leaders are growing concerned about large gatherings. The Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney reminded the city at a press conference that gatherings are only supposed to be 10 people with the governorâ�...

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues. The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations: • Thursday, Dec. 17, 2 to 4 p.m., Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., South Side. Drive-thru testing. • Friday, Dec. 18, 10 a.m. to noon, Regency Square parking deck, 1420 N. Parham Road, Western Henrico. Drive-thru testing. • Monday, Dec. 21, 10 a.m. to noon, Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., Eastern Henrico. Drive- thru testing. Appointments are encouraged by calling the Richmond...