The Department of Health in Sarasota is scheduled to host two by appointment only COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Venice this week

 

 

Sarasota County

 

The Department of Health in Sarasota is scheduled to host two by appointment only COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Venice this week.

 

COVID-19 testing is for anyone who is currently experiencing symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell) or who works in a health care setting.

 

While these are primarily drive-thru sites, DOH Sarasota can accommodate walk-ups, and people on bicycles.

 

White heavy check mark  Wednesday, July 22, 8 a.m. to noon – Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Avenue South on the island of Venice. (3/6)

 

White heavy check mark  Thursday, July 23, 8 a.m. to noon – Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Avenue South on the island of Venice.
All patients must have an appointment to be tested. To make an appointment, please call 941-861-2883.  Appointments are limited however the department is evaluating community COVID-19 testing opportunities in the future.
REMEMBER – DOH Sarasota recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.