OhioHealth expands to four coronavirus testing sites

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — As COVID-19 continues to spread, OhioHealth is expanding to four total COVID-19 ambulatory testing sites.

It addition to the recently opened central Ohio testing site, the following sites will open this week:

• Tuesday, March 24- Mansfield and Athens
• Wednesday, March 25- Marion

Testing sites are currently scheduled to be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. These times and dates are subject to change.

These testing sites are only for people who have been referred by a physician. People without a physician's order will be turned away.

OhioHealth said it is currently reserving tests for the highest risk patients and will continue to expand, or suspend, testing locations based on supply availability.

The targeted population for testing are patients with symptoms who are 60 or older and have pre-existing conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes, immune-suppression or CHF/COPD.

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