Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced free COVID-19 testing will be available for any Tennessean, regardless of traditional symptoms, as the Unified-Command group ramps up an aggressive effort to expand testing capacity across the state.

Rapid improvements to the testing apparatus allowed the Unified-Command Group, comprised of the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Military and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), to develop expanded capacity and offer targeted testing across the state.

The expanded testing effort launched the weekend of April 18-19, 2020, with the Tennessee National Guard popping up 15 drive-through testing sites across the state. Drive-through testing sites will also be available during the weekend of May 2-3.

Tennessee Department of Health Nurses and Tennessee National Guard medics will perform tests at each site and results are projected to be delivered to participants within 72 hours of testing.

A full list of sites can be accessed here. In addition to drive-through sites, all rural county health departments across the state offer free COVID-19 testing 5 days a week.

Assessment Sites Open in Southeast Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has COVID-19 assessment sites available across the southeast region.

A full list of sites can be accessed https://www.tn.gov/health/news/2020/4/15/covid-19-.... In addition to drive-through sites, all rural county health departments across the state offer free COVID-19 testing 5 days a week. Drive-through testing sites will also be available May 2-3. Locations will be added daily.

Currently, there is free drive-through testing available from 9 a.m. until noon local time, Monday through Friday, at the health departments in Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, McMinn, Rhea, and Sequatchie.

Residents in Bledsoe, Marion, Meigs, and Polk counties may also call their local health department during regular business hours for assistance in getting testing.

Tennessee’s Coronavirus Public Information Lines are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., CDT daily at (833) 556-2476 or (877) 857-2945.

TDH is posting updated COVID-19 case numbers by 2 p.m. CDT each day at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html. Find additional information at additional information at <www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19.htm

Franklin County Health Department, 266 Joyce Lane, Winchester, TN 37398, (931) 967-3826

Grundy County Health Department, 1372 Main Street, Altamont, TN 37301, (931) 692-3641

Marion County Health Department, 24 East 7th Street, Jasper, TN 37347, (423) 942-2238