Third coronavirus testing in Monroe County

Third coronavirus testing in Monroe County

The Mississippi State Department of Health held corona virus testing in Monroe County Monday.

This is the third time the state agency has teamed up with the Mississippi medical center to hold a testing event in Becker.

The mississippi state department of health held drive through coronavirus testing in monroe county today.

It marks the third time the state agency has teamed up with the university of mississippi medical center to hold a testing event in becker.

Wtva's alexis jones was in amory and has more on why the testing continues to return to the area.

The mississippi state department of health, national guard, and ummc held free coronavirus testing here at the becker community center.

Vo national guard medics wrapped up testing around 4 o'clock about 100 people made appointments before testing began, .

Sergeant keith wooten said it was crucial for people to come out today.

Sot: trt: 6 "it's important to come out and get tested because the numbers are starting..

Uh steadily rising in mississippi" vo state health workers brought testing back after coronavirus cases increased in amory.

According to the mississippi state department of health there are 403 cases in monroe county sergeant wooten with the national guard said he sees more employers requesting people to get tested.

Sot: trt: 14 "now that everything is opening back up and more jobs are requiring people to get tested before they come back to work, and a couple people have tested positive at work..

So a lot of, a lot of the businesses are sending people back to get tested" tag sergeant clayton also said people who didn't make an appointment beforehand were still able to get tested today.

Medics planned to test as many patients as possible.

Reporting in amory, alexis jones, wtva 9 news.

If you want to get tested,, but didn't make it out to monroe