Coronavirus testing turnout spikes on first day

  • The first day of another round of free COVID-19 testing Oct. 7 in Marble Falls went smoothly with more participants than the first day of previous test events. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    The first day of another round of free COVID-19 testing Oct. 7 in Marble Falls went smoothly with more participants than the first day of previous test events. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • Prior to the coronavirus testing event in Marble Falls, local emergency officials fielded a number of calls from potential participants interested in getting tested to become eligible to visit loved ones in nursing care facilities. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Prior to the coronavirus testing event in Marble Falls, local emergency officials fielded a number of calls from potential participants interested in getting tested to become eligible to visit loved ones in nursing care facilities. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
Local emergency officials reported a marked increase of COVID-19 test participants on the first day Oct. 6 of a free drive-through event in Marble Falls, which allowed for a less invasive sample collection method. State testing contractors – conducting the first in a series through Nov. 4 – counted 92 participants from 9 to 1 p.m. at the Marble Falls Fire Rescue fire hall. “The most we’ve had …

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