COVID-19 testing ramps up in Cincinnati

Coronavirus pop-up testing sites are opening across Cincinnati on Monday.

ESPECIALLY IN CINCINNATI.CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THEBUCKEYE STATE ... TOPPING 50THOUSAND OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH 854 NEW CASES REPORTED INTHE LAST 24 HOURS.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JASMINEMINOR IS LIVE THIS MORNING TOBREAK DOWN WHERE YOU CAN GETTESTED THIS WEEK.GOVERNOR DEWINE ... SINGLINGOUT HAMILTON COUNTY AS CASESCONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSSOHIO.STARTING TODAY ...SEVERAL POP-UP SITES WILL BEOFFERING TESTING AT NOADDITIONAL COST ... INCLUDINGIN UNDERSERVED AREAS.OF THE MORE THAN 800 REPORTEDCASES IN THE LAST DAY ... 133OF THOSE WERE FROM HAMILTONCOUNTY.

STATEWIDE ... NEWCASES AND I-C-U ADMISSIONSCONTINUE TO TREND WELL ABOVETHE 21-DAY AVERAGE.WHILE MANYOF THESE NEW LOCATIONS ARETARGETED TO UNDERSERVED AREAS... TESTING IS AVAILABLE TOANYONE ... AND A HEALTH CAREPROVIDER'S REFERRAL IS NOTNEEDED.HERE'S A FEW OF THOSE SITES... FOR THE LOCATIONS LISTED... TESTING IS FREE AND YOUDON'T NEED AN APPOINTMENT, BUTORGANIZERS SAY SUPPLIES MAY BELIMITED.

YOU'LL NOTICE TOO ...SEVERAL SITES ARE OPEN UNTIL 7P-M ... SO THERE'S PLENTY OFTIME TO FIT A TEST INTO YOURSCHEDULE.IF YOU'RE STILL UNSURE WHENAND HOW TO GET TESTED ...VISIT WCPO DOT COM.

THERE ...WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OFRESOURCES AND TESTING SITES... SO YOU CAN FIND THELOCATION CLOSEST TO YOU.REPORTING LIVE ... JASMINEMINOR, WCPO 9 NEWS.