City of Dallas expands access to mobile COVID-19 testing

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May 18, 2020

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City of Dallas expands access to mobile COVID-19 testing

Dallas, Texas – Mobile COVID-19 testing has been expanded to allow up to 60 tests per day across all ZIP codes within the city of Dallas.

To be eligible for COVID-19 Mobile Testing, residents must: 

  • NOT have transportation and NOT have means to get to a testing site.  

Additionally, residents must have at least one of the four symptoms listed below:  

  • Temperature of 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit or higher  
  • Cough  
  • Shortness of breath  
  • Recent direct contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19  

Residents undergoing mobile testing should understand this service provides COVID-19 testing only, is not for medical or life-threatening emergencies and is no substitute for a traditional visit to a physician.  

The COVID-19 mobile testing appointments can be scheduled between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., 7 days a week through the UrgentCare2GO screening line by calling 1-888-601-0568. COVID-19 mobile testing appointments will be scheduled at NO COST to eligible residents during two-hour time slots with a maximum capacity of 60 appointments a day.   

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