Any Missouri resident can get tested for COVID-19 during upcoming testing days throughout the state.
A testing site will operate 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Hickman High School in Columbia. According to the registration site, all appointments have been filled.
Gov. Mike Parson announced in a recent COVID-19 briefing that his current concern is increasing testing. He said his goal is to test nearly 10,000 people over a 10-day period at events throughout Missouri.
As part of this initiative, the Department of Health and Senior Services reports the state has supplied six counties with the resources to carry out widespread community sampling: Boone, Cape Girardeau, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson and St. Charles.
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