VIDEO: More State testing for Starkville

The State Department of Health revisited Starkville just two weeks after their previous testing.

State department of health held a second state coronavirus testing sight in just two weeks in starkville.

Wtva's chelsea brown is live in starkville with why the state revisited oktibbeha county.

The mississippi state department of health along with ummc and the national guard held coronavirus testing here at the jl king center in starkville.

Testing just wrapped up about an hour ago.

Just less than two weeks ago the state held a testing site in starkville at the oktibbeha county safe room .

Keith wooten with the national guard said the jl king center requested this testing.

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Sot- keith wooten 1st sargent "come back and do a testing site in this area, in this part of town."

According to the mississippi state department of health there is 420 coronavirus cases in oktibbeha county.

1st sargent keith wooten says he believes communities are requesting the testing as more businesses are opening.

"more people that is out and about now because of the state lifting its stay at home policy."

Wooten said some employers are asking for their employees to get tested as businesses reopen.

"a lot of jobs are requesting testing before they go back to work."

The testing with the state department is free, and you either have to have symptoms of coronavirus or have been in contact with someone with coronavirus to get tested.

You do have to schedule an appointment to get tested though.

"we have estimated of over 200 people to get tested today."

If you would like for your community to have the state department of health test in your location you would first contact your local health department.

Live in starkville, chelsea brown, wtva 9 news if you didn't make it out to starkville today,, there are other testing sites this week you can go