The Department of Health and Human Services reported that the rate for seven-day positive test on August 8 was 20.31%. The rate was increased from 12.05% on July 31st.
As the pressure to increase COVID-19 testing continues, a free site opened Monday in Fort Bend County.
The test site, operated by United Memorial Medical Center, opened at Christ Temple of Deliverance in Missouri City. It will run from August 10-15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
People hoping to test need not have any symptoms as a reference. They will need to bring a photo ID.
On Monday, Congressman Al Green held a news conference on the test site to encourage the community to test.
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An additional free test site is open at The Lighthouse Church at 6630 Rankin Road in Humble.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said it was important to open a location there because it is in an area where many minorities live.
“We clearly need communities of color to test, to test, to test,” Congresswoman Jackson Lee said.
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Data from the Department of Health and Human Services show that there are currently 33,088 active cases of COVID-19 in Harris County, 5,230 in Galveston County, 4,639 in Fort Bend County and 2,009 in Montgomery County.
Of the 4.7 million people in Harris County, the department reports that 648,733 tests have been administered. That is the highest number of any province in the state.
In a statement, a LabCorp spokesman said they have the ability to process 180,000 tests each day and have plans to increase that number.
Patients typically wait between 1-3 days from the time LabCorp picks up the specimen, according to a spokesperson. Tests given to residents and staff from nursing homes in “hot spot” states next to hospitals in patients are prioritized.
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