Montgomery County Officials Give Update On Effort To Test Residents For Coronavirus At Site In Ambler

Alecia Reid reports.

LANS FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".CHANTEE, THANK YOU.IN MONTGOMERY COUNTYOFFICIALS GIVE AN UPDATE ONEFFORTS TO TEST RESIDENTS AT ATESTING SITE IN AMBLER.IT COMES AS THE NUMBER OFCASES THERE CONTINUES TO RISE.ALYCIA REID REPORTS.REPORTER: IT HAS BEEN TWOWEEKS SINCE THE FIRST POSITIVECASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS HITMONTGOMERY COUNTY, THAT NUMBERHAS INCREASED BY THE DAY.THAT IS WHY MONTGOMERY COUNTYOFFICIALS ARE RED TOY UNVEILTHE FIRST COVID 19 TESTINGSITE AT TEMPLE'S AMBLERCAMPUS.CREWS HERE MADE IT THROUGH ASERIES OF DRY RUNS BUTSUBJECTFULLY TESTING DOZENS OFPRIEST IDENTIFIED PEOPLETODAY.NOW TOMORROW MORNING THE SITEWILL GO LIVE AND BEGIN TESTINGTHAT MEET THE CRITERIA.THOSE FOLKS ALREADY HAVEAPPOINTMENT.FEVER AT OR ABOVE100.4 DEGREES, AND RESPIRATORYSYMPTOMS SUCH AS COUGH ORSHORTNESS OF BREATH AREPRESENT.OR FUZZ ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OROLDER AND HAVE A TEMPERATUREAT OR ABOVE 99.6 DEGREESFAHRENHEIT.REPORTER: NEIGHBORS AREGLAD TO HE SOOT NUMBER OF THETESTING SITES INCREASE.JUST STAYING COOL, CALM,AND JUST WAIT UNTIL THIS BLOWSOVER.REPORTER: ON LINEREGISTRATION BEGINS TODAY AT5:00 O'CLOCK.CITIES CONTINUING WILL BEEVERY DAY FROM 10 TO SIX, ATTHE SUPPLIES ALLOW.