FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sumter County Health Department
(205) 652-7972
Drive-up COVID-19 testing clinics will be offered at the Sumter County Health Department, 1121 N. Washington Street, Livingston, on Fridays beginning at 8:30 a.m. while testing supplies are available.
Please call (205) 652-7972 for an appointment and to preregister. A physician referral is preferred.
Criteria for people to be tested:
The patient is a resident (with or without symptoms) of a long-term care facility and the facility has laboratory-confirmed cases in residents or staff, or are
- Hospitalized patients with symptoms
- Healthcare facility workers, workers in congregate living settings, and first responders with symptoms
- Residents in long-term care facilities or other congregate living settings, including correctional and detention facilities and shelters, with symptoms
- Persons without symptoms who have underlying medical conditions or disability placing them at a higher risk of complications, residency in a congregate housing setting such as a homeless shelter or long-term care facility, or screening of other asymptomatic individuals based on a case-by-case review and approval by the state health department or local health jurisdiction.
Symptoms of COVID-19 consist of either cough or shortness of breath (difficulty breathing) or at least two of the following: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell.
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