COVID-19 testing sites expanding across North Texas due to increased demand
Fort Worth adds more COVID-19 testing sites
Another signal of the omicron surge in North Texas is expanded COVID-19 testing sites and lines to get in. Good Day talked to Brandon Bennett from the city of Fort Worth about the new testing sites, including one at Fort Worth ISD's Scarborough-Hadley Field.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Multiple North Texas counties are expanding COVID-19 testing because of increased demand.
In Tarrant County, three contracted testing sites, Ben Thanh Market, Northeast Annex, and Resource Connection, will operate seven days a week for extended hours.
Five other Tarrant County Public Health locations across the county will be operating Monday through Friday.
Tarrant County's health director said current wait times are not long, and testing results are taking between 24 to 48 hours to receive.
Officials test for COVID-19.
In Dallas County, the Mountain View Campus drive-thru testing site will be open Monday-Saturday, through Feb. 28.
The Richland Campus site will be open Monday-Thursday through the end of February.
Denton County Public Health held a drive-thru testing site Wednesday, and will hold another Thursday at Westside Baptist Church in Lewisville.
Click here for a map of testing sites across Texas.
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