July 12, 2020 Region 5 Office of Public Health extends mobile COVID-19 testing hours; new lab partner providing quicker results

- Throughout this week, mobile testing sites in southwest Louisiana have extended their hours and will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17.

These sites will also be using the laboratory eTrueNorth to conduct the tests and provide results. Pre-registration is NOT required but encouraged by going to www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com.  

Those who are pre-registered can use an express line for faster testing. On-site registration is also available, but testing will take longer than arriving with pre-registration completed.

People must provide a telephone number and email address to be tested. An ID is NOT required.

With eTrueNorth laboratory processing the tests, it is taking about 72 hours to get results. This has been the turnaround time experienced in Baton Rouge last week at the five sites using eTrueNorth.

Test results will be provided by email notification and on the eTrueNorth portal. If someone tests positive, they will also be contacted by phone. There is no phone number to call for results. Results will only be provided by email and in the portal.

Mobile testing uses trucks and equipment operated by the Louisiana National Guard to bring testing kits to neighborhood locations such as schools, community centers, fire stations and other local neighborhood locations.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

Testing Dates and Sites

Dates and locations are listed below for this week’s test sites by parish.

ALLEN PARISH

Monday 7/13/2020 Oakdale Oakdale Police Station 118 N. 10th St.

 

BEAUREGARD PARISH

Wednesday 7/15/2020 DeRidder Beaucare 628 High School Road

 

CALCASIEU PARISH

Monday 7/13/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Tuesday 7/14/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Wednesday 7/15/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Thursday 7/16/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Friday 7/17/2020 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive
Friday 7/17/2020 Lake Charles McNeese Cowboy Stadium (in front of Athletics Field House 700 Blue and Gold Drive

 

CAMERON PARISH

Tuesday 7/14/2020 Grand Lake Grand Lake Fireman Center 965 LA 384

 

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH

Thursday 7/16/2020 Jennings Multipurpose Building 403 Baker St.

 

Test site details

Save the number 877-766-2130 in your phone

If someone calls from a number other than 877-766-2130, claims to be a contact tracer and asks for personal information, hang up immediately.

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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