Drive Thru Covid-19 Testing Hosted in Cleveland – WDEF News 12

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Bradley County hosted a drive thru Covid-19 testing event Saturday at Cleveland middle school.

One man tells News 12 hes trying to stay on the safe side and reassure himself that hes not carrying the virus.

Ive got year sinuses and its getting a little extra bad this year. So Im here to reassure myself to make sure its nothing else.

Participants simply provide contact information so they can receive their results on time. Its the first weekend surge event hosted in Cleveland but the county has already offers drive through testing.

The number of positive cases are expected to change.

Yeah we expect to see the numbers go up but thats because were testing more people and were going to get a better picture of where it is in our community said Goodhard.

The Tennessee Health Department will handle positive cases accordingly.

Weve got contact tracers that will be working with the individuals that do test positive to see where theyve been and who they have been in contact with so we can mitigate the situation.

293 people were tested at the Cleveland Middle School site.

Those who were tested are expected to get their results back within 72 hours.

We encourage everybody to stay at home as much as possible. We know thats been difficult for a lot of people but keep your distance and monitor your symptoms.

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