The new COVID-19 test site in Dallas’ Pleasant Grove neighborhood will not open as scheduled on Monday after someone broke into and stole all test equipment and supplies, according to Parkland Hospital.
The testing site at the Salvation Army Pleasant Grove Corps Community Center at 8341 Elam Road, which is maintained and managed by the Parkland Hospitals and Health System, was due to open for the first time on Monday after moving out of the Compassion Center of the Inspired vision during the weekend.
Without the necessary test supplies and equipment, the facility cannot provide any COVID-19 tests on Monday. However, Parkland said they expect the site to open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Office hours will be Monday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 5 pm or until testing capacity is reached. Appointments are not necessary.
Two other walk-in test sites operating in Dallas are located at:
- Red Bird Mall / Westmoreland Park: 7222 South Westmoreland Road, Dallas; Monday through Saturday, 7 am to 3 pm or until the testing limit is reached.
- Sam Tasby Middle School: 7001 Fair Oaks Avenue, Dallas; Monday through Saturday, 7 am to 3 pm or until the testing limit is reached.
Test drive sites in Dallas County are located at:
- Ellis Davis Field House: 9191 South Polk Street, Dallas; Monday through Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm or until the testing limit is reached.
- University of Dallas: 1845 East Northgate Drive, Irving; Monday through Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm or until the testing limit is reached.
To be tested for COVID-19, people must have a temperature of 99.6 or higher and shortness of breath or cough.
Exceptions to this requirement include anyone 65 years of age or older, anyone with chronic health problems, first responders, DART drivers, healthcare workers, supermarket workers, and essential retail store workers, or people without symptoms that have been actively involved in a large group adjustments in the past 15 days.
Anyone experiencing severe symptoms such as shortness of breath, continuous pain or pressure in the chest, tremors, chills, confusion, difficulty staying awake, dizziness, feeling light-headed or bluish lips or face should go to the hospital emergency room more near.
For more information, call DCHHS at 214-819-2000 or visit https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus.php.
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