North Central Health District

North Central Health District COVID-19 Testing Site and Call Line Hours Update

Posted October 7, 2020 by Michael Hokanson

Schedule Updates Saturday, October 10

As local demand for COVID-19 testing through public health continues to decrease, North Central Health District’s (NCHD) COVID-19 testing sites, called specimen points of collection (SPOC), will have updated hours beginning Saturday, Oct. 10. With the update, SPOCs operate on the following schedule:

In addition to the changes in the weekday schedule for NCHD SPOCs, weekend testing hours will be discontinued.

NCHD is also changing the hours for the district’s COVID-19 Testing Line, 1-844-987-0099. Effective Saturday, Oct. 10, the hotline will operate Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anyone in need of COVID-19 testing through NCHD must call this number to schedule an appointment.

While the number of daily new COVID-19 cases has decreased across Georgia, it is important for everyone to take steps to protect against the spread COVID-19 in every community:

• Wear cloth face coverings in places where maintaining a six-foot distance from others is difficult or impossible.
• Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
• Avoid touching your nose, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue, then dispose of the tissue. If a tissue is not available, use the inside of your elbow to cover your cough or sneeze.
• Regularly clean and disinfect high-touch objects and surfaces.
• When out in public, keep 6 feet between yourself and other, and avoid crowds.
• Avoid close contact with people who are ill.
• Stay home when you are sick.

For more information about COVID-19, including cases numbers, testing information and guidance, visit NCHD52.org/coronavirus, or use the Georgia COVID-19 Hotline by calling 844-442-2681.