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MS Department of Health Free COVID-19 Testing

Free COVID-19 testing appointments available next week at area county health departments including Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Calhoun

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has universal testing available in every county for college and university students, faculty and staff. This offer includes symptomatic and asymptomatic testing. You can be tested free of charge at any county health department testing locations listed on this page, or daily at the free testing site in Jackson. Testing is offered at these locations only on scheduled days (see complete list of locations and testing days here). For the week of Nov. 23, appointments in and around the UM community are available on the days and counties listed below:

You will need to make an appointment before you visit by filling out an online questionnaire. You will receive an appointment regardless of whether you have COVID-19 symptoms or have been in contact with someone who is infected. When completing the online questionnaire, if you are asymptomatic be sure to provide answers through the fourth question, which asks, “Are you a student, faculty, or staff member of a Mississippi college or university?” When you respond “yes,” you will have options to choose a location and select a date and time.