One will be hosted from 2 to 6 p.m. today in the north parking lot of The Dome (John Legend Theatre) located at 700 S. Limestone St. in Springfield.
The other will be from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 at Sacred Heart Church located at 209 W. Lake Ave. in New Carlisle.
Clark County Combined Health District Commissioner Charles Patterson said the first clinic will be hosted today because Rocking Horse Community Health Center will not host their usual weekly clinic, which occurs every Tuesday.
“We encourage everyone to come and get tested for free. If they have any questions, please come out,” Patterson said.
Pre-registration for the clinics is available on the health district’s website (ccchd.com) or on their Facebook page, but is not required.
The clinics will offer drive-through testing for free and no doctor’s order or appointment is needed to attend. Results will be available about two days after testing.
Both clinics were scheduled because of the high number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County over the last several weeks.
“People keep saying ‘don’t get tested it inflates the numbers.' The numbers aren’t really important at this point. We know we have a large number of cases. The testing is about finding out where the virus is and slowing the spread of the disease," Patterson said.
Last week, Clark County recorded its highest weekly case count – 298. During the same time period, coronavirus-related hospitalizations at Springfield Regional Medical Center peaked at 52 patients, Patterson said.
Since March, there have been a total of 171 coronavirus-related hospitalization cases in Clark County, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
The health district last held a free pop-up clinic on Oct. 16 at Kenton Ridge High School. At the event, 520 people were tested for the virus and 4.04% tested positive.
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