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How to get free COVID-19 testing in these Tennessee counties this weekend

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that free COVID-19 testing will be available for all Tennesseans, regardless of traditional symptoms, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

The expanded testing effort launches this weekend, April 18-19, with the Tennessee National Guard popping up 15 drive-thru testing sites across the state. Drive-thru testing sites will also be available during the weekends of April 25-26 and May 2-3.

A full list of sites can be accessed here or within the list below. In addition to drive-through sites, all rural county health departments across the state offer free COVID-19 testing 5 days a week.

Saturday, April 18, sites and times

Bedford County