COVID-19 Testing Available For All 'Essential Workers' In Dallas County

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DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - COVID-19 testing is now available in Dallas County to all grocery, big box store, other essential in person retail regardless of symptoms and others.

On Monday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced that coronavirus testing is now open to all grocery, big box store and other essential in-person retail employees - regardless of symptoms. Those individuals can be tested at the American Airlines Center and Ellis Davis Field House in Dallas.

Testing is also available to any Dallas County resident over 65 years of age, or anyone that has underlying conditions. This also included healthcare workers and first responders that do not have symptoms.

All others still need at least a 99.6 fever to be tested.

The testing at #EllisDavis and @AACenter is now open to all grocery, big box store and other essential in person retail regardless of symptoms. Over 65, underlying conditions, healthcare workers and first responders also without symptoms. Others still need 99.6 fever.

— Clay Jenkins (@JudgeClayJ) April 20, 2020

Both Community Based Testing Sites will open the criteria to include testing for no symptoms required for first responders, DART drivers, healthcare workers, grocery store and essential retail store workers beginning April 20. pic.twitter.com/zvZLVPdGhC

— City of Dallas (@CityOfDallas) April 20, 2020