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Sancho

(9,065 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:55 PM Mar 2020

Finally...we'll see what happens...

https://www-abcactionnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.abcactionnews.com/news/coronavirus/baycare-to-begin-drive-thru-coronavirus-testing-across-tampa-bay-area-on-wednesday?_amp=true&fbclid=IwAR2Eml_3w2SrfAI0mVSZ4lqPD7kW3L9oVqqi_H44Y8FYOHEqJcatF_i7SNQ

BayCare to begin drive-thru coronavirus testing across Tampa Bay area on Wednesday

HOW COVID-19 TESTING WORKS IN FLORIDA
The following seven BayCare Urgent Care locations will be transformed into drive-thru testing centers:

BayCare Urgent Care (Carillon) | 900 Carillon Parkway, Suite. 106, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
BayCare Urgent Care (New Port Richey) |4821 U.S. Highway 19, New Port Richey, FL 34652
BayCare Urgent Care (Countryside) | 3351 N. McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, FL 33761
BayCare Urgent Care (Tampa) | 3440 W. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd., Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607
BayCare Urgent Care (New Tampa) | 17512 Dona Michelle Drive, Suite 5, Tampa, FL 33647
BayCare Urgent Care (Bloomingdale) | 2442 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico, FL 33596
BayCare Urgent Care (Haines City) | 36245 U.S. Highway 27, Haines City, FL 33844
The drive-thru service will be available seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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CORONAVIRUS IN FLORIDA: COUNTY-BY-COUNTY INTERACTIVE MAP
“This will allow us to test more people more efficiently and safely,” said Nishant Anand, MD, chief medical officer at BayCare. “As state and federal authorities make more testing supplies available, our capacity can increase. BayCare is committed to maximizing what tools we have to serve our communities and we hope to see this concept expand in the future.”

Individuals who think they need to be tested for COVID-19 should first call their primary care physician or utilize



Not sure how many tests, or what the turn around will be. Maybe by next week we can get a handle on who is infected.

Here's the link to an interactive map: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/coronavirus/florida-department-of-health-launches-county-by-county-interactive-covid-19-map
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