The city of Tucson has teamed up the Pima County Health Department and Paradigm Laboratories to open its long-awaited free testing site at the Udall Park and Recreation Center.
The third free testing site in the county, located at 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, opens Friday, Aug. 7, and will be regularly open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tests will be administered by appointment only by registering online at pima.gov/covid19testing or by calling 800-369-3584. Officials said they can conduct up to 1,000 tests a day, with results available within 72 hours.
Saliva tests are also available at the Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Nasal swab tests are available at the Kino Event Center, 2805 E. Ajo Way, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Registration is required at pima.gov/covid19testing.
Results at both sites have been returned on average within 72 hours, officials said. Results from all three sites are sent to the countyโs expanded contact tracing team, which currently sits at 40 people, with 90 more expected to start making calls by Aug. 31.
โImproving the time between testing and getting results is the only way to slow the spread of COVID-19,โ Pima County Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen said in a statement. โWeโve seen aggressive testing, case investigation and contact tracing work in other places and we have been working day and night to increase our abilities to do all this here.โ
Across Pima County, 16,964 cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed. There have been 469 known COVID-19 deaths in the Tucson area, according to the state health department.
Photos: Tucsonans Don Masks to help curb Coronavirus
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Tom "Tiger" Ziegler: "I miss my work, my customers and my co-workers. I don't want my people to get this damn disease." June 30, 2020
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Rico Otero: "It's affected me by being limited in going out so much. Learn how to stay in more. Re-learning how to sanitize." June 2, 2020.
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Pamela Stewart: "We've been turned upside down. Everything is different. For African Americans, we wear a mask and glasses, if I go into a bank or a business I'm already judged. It's a double threat for us as I see it." June 2, 2020.
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Gabrielle Nunn: "Mostly my daughter. She has autism. The huge change has been stressful for her. She worries about me, being at work." May 14, 2020.
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Lori VanBuggenum: "Even though the distance hasn't changed, this has made me feel the furthest away from my family. Everyone is in Wyoming. I can't jump on a plane and go see them." May 5, 2020.
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Benjamin Johnson: "The word uncertainty just keeps coming to mind. I feel the biggest thing for me is being fully open to uncertainty with kindness and compassion." April 29, 2020.
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Cellisa Johnson: "It's affected me financially with my business as well as emotionally, not being able to be hands on with my clients." April 29, 2020.
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Bebe Barbosa: "I am a touching person. I like to hug. I'm missing the embracing." April 24, 2020.
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Logan Byers: "I'm very conscious how my actions affect other people now, more than ever. Every place I go to I'm conscious of how close I am to people." April 29, 2020.
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Elana Bloom: "It was very shocking. Everything I had planned for โ my whole business was canceled over a two day period." Bloom owns Solstice, a textile business and would make most of her money in the Spring to help with the slower months of Summer. April 14, 2020
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Kristina Michelle: My cousin passed away four days ago in New Orleans. We can't get an autopsy for a while and there will be no funeral service. April 14, 2020
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Pat Fisher: "A friend of a friend is living with me and his three cats. It was only supposed to be temporary, but now he can't find a job or pay for a place to rent. The situation probably won't change until the Fall." April 14, 2020
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Lori Adkison: "This is reaffirming my belief in community." April 13, 2020
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Sammy Cabrera: "A lot of people grab what they don't need at stores. I don't like the way some people are acting." April 8, 2020.
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Jamie Galindo: "I'm getting over an ex-boyfriend and having to social distance is difficult." April 8, 2020.
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Michelle Arreola: "My whole life is on hold." Job interviews are postponed and the medical college admission test is on hold. April 8, 2020.
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Kent Bauman: "I've had less of an impact. I work for a solar company so we're running full steam. People are home and are thinking about self-sufficiency and thinking about the environment." April 16, 2020
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Trevonn Clark: "I miss going to restaurants and the movies." April 8, 2020.
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Laura Eliason: "I wonder when I'll be able to travel and see my family again." April 8, 2020.
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George Ortega, retiree: "I am retired. I wear a mask because it makes me feel good and others feel good." April 6, 2020.
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Fox Nopri: "It has definitely affected me by how I keep up with my behavioral health. Most of the places I go have been closed down or have set dates to close." April 6, 2020.
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Jeronimo "Mo" Madril, owner and executive chef of Geronimo's Revenge: "As an owner and driven person, I am very discouraged. It is what it is." April 6, 2020.
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David Clarke, unemployed bartender: "I am an out of work bartender. Jobs have instantly vanished." April 6, 2020.
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Leonel Cabrera. April 6, 2020.
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