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Houston Health Department, Partners Announce Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule For Week Of November 2
Houston Health Department, Partners Announce Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule For Week Of October 26
The Houston Health Department encourages people to forgo traditional trick-or-treating and Halloween gatherings this year in favor of safer alternatives. Going door-to-door and attending traditional Halloween events are high-risk activities for spreading COVID-19 during the pandemic.
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of October 19, 2020. The week will offer more than a dozen free testing sites across Houston, including three mega sites.
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of October 12, 2020. The week will offer more than a dozen free testing sites across Houston, including four mega sites.
The Houston Health Department and Greater Houston Restaurant Association are collaborating to protect the health and safety of restaurant-goers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the health department’s Better. Together. campaign, the agencies are launching a training program to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission among staff and customers.
A new free COVID-19 testing site opens October 8 at Aramco Services Company, 9009 W. Loop South. The site requires appointments by calling the health department's COVID-19 call center at 832-393-4220. The new site replaces Delmar Stadium, which closes at 3 p.m. on October 7.
The Houston Health Department is launching a new effort to support mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and the department announced Tuesday.
Houston Health Department, Partners Announce Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule For Week Of September 28
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of Sept. 28, 2020. The week will offer more than 20 free testing sites across Houston, including four mega sites.
Trends from the Houston Health Department’s COVID-19 wastewater monitoring project indicate a decrease in virus across Houston, mirroring the city’s dropping viral positivity rate and further validating the project as a potentially faster method to identify and contain the disease.