The Florida Department of Health in Marion County has announced that an additional COVID-19 testing site is opening in Ocala this week.
Statlab Mobile, a mobile clinical testing service, will offer free drive-through testing at the campus of the former Evergreen Elementary School (4000 W Anthony Road in Ocala) beginning on Friday, February 4.
Testing will be available at this site from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays through Mondays until further notice. This site will not offer testing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays.
Statlab Mobile will offer diagnostic PCR COVID-19 tests with results available within 24 to 48 hours. Anyone who takes the test will be notified of their results via a text message and email.
Visit the Statlab Mobile website or call 1-844-4MY-LABS for more information.
Free testing by CovidTestFL.Org, a COVID-19 mobile clinical testing service, will continue at the First Baptist Church of Ocala (2801 SE Maricamp Road).
Testing at the church is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays. Those hours will continue until further notice.
CovidTestFL.Org offers a diagnostic PCR COVID-19 test that provides results within three days via a text message or an email containing a link to results on a web portal. Expedited test results are also available for an additional fee.
Anyone seeking a test must enter the church parking lot entrance on SE 30th Avenue. To be tested, individuals need to bring a valid photo ID and should be prepared to stay in their vehicles while awaiting the test.
Minors under the age of 18 will only be tested if they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
In addition, testing can be done at private labs, physicians’ offices, pharmacies, and walk-in clinics throughout Marion County.
For more information, visit the Florida Department of Health in Marion County and Marion County COVID-19 webpages.