Denton County Public Health will soon begin providing COVID-19 drive-thru testing for Denton County residents who pre-register and have had coronavirus symptoms in the last seven days.

“Many community members have received testing for COVID-19 at their primary care providers or urgent care centers,” saidDr. Matt Richardson, Director of DCPH. “However, testing supplies have been limited and sometimes inaccessible. We are thankful for new partnerships that allow us to provide expanded drive-thru testing for community members who are ill and unable to locate testing.”

The first drive-thru testing center will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday at a DCPH clinic, 535 South Loop 288 in Denton. To be eligible for the drive-thru testing, you must have recently had COVID-19 symptoms, which include:

• Fever

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Chills

• Repeated shaking with chills

• Muscle pain

• Headache

• Sore throat

• Loss of taste or smell

• Abdominal pain

• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea