ADPH, Helen Keller Hospital reopening Colbert County drive-thru COVID-19 testing site

Posted: Nov 24, 2020 / 07:04 AM CST / Updated: Nov 24, 2020 / 07:04 AM CST

FILE – In this June 25, 2020, file photo, a physician assistant prepares to collect a nasal swab sample from a patient for COVID-19 testing at Xpress Urgent Care in Tustin, Calif. The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the initial weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running out again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. – A COVID-19 testing site will be reopening in Colbert County next week.

Colbert EMA said the Alabama Department of Public Health and Helen Keller Hospital will be reopening the Tuscumbia testing site at 9 a.m. Monday, November 30.

The site, located at the Colbert County Office Complex (1101 Highway 72 East, Tuscumbia) will only be open on Mondays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Colbert EMA said results will be available from these tests within 3-5 days.

For more information, call (256) 668-1545.