Free COVID-19 Testing Offered by Tarrant County Public Health

 Tarrant County Public Health has begun offering free COVID-19 testing at locations across the County to help identify cases and help patients receive early care to reduce the growing community spread threat.

The free COVID-19 testing sites will operate on rotating schedule throughout Tarrant County.

If a Tarrant County resident feels they have been exposed to COVID-19 or feel sick, it is important to get tested.

“Testing remains an important tool in our efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley. “The County’s testing is free and easily accessible, so there is no reason not to get tested if you suspect you may have COVID-19.”

Tarrant County is currently at the High Community Spread Level, meaning, that more than 100 cases per 100,000 have been found in the past seven days.

Previously the Texas Division of Emergency Management had operated testing sites across Tarrant County but reduced their operations due to slowing demand and closed their last sites in June.

These COVID-19 testing sites will remain open as needed going forward. Additional sites and times may be added. COVID-19 testing information is updated on covidtesting.tarrantcounty.com.

COVID-19 causes respiratory illness with cough, fever and shortness of breath and may lead to bronchitis and severe pneumonia. For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

New Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Locations Open Across Tarrant County

September 10, 2021 – (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health will open two new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites on Friday, September 10. The sites at the Resource Connection and the Northeast Annex will begin operating three days per week, Friday through Sunday. The sites will provide the shallow nasal swab test for all ages. Advance sign-ups will be seen at their appointment time ahead of those who arrive without an appointment.

“If you have symptoms or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, it is extremely important that you get tested,” said Tarrant County Precinct 1 Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks. “The opening of a testing site at the Resource Connection will make it far easier for many Tarrant County residents to get tested. We must stay vigilant and do what we can to protect ourselves and our loved ones from this virus.”

New Testing Locations:

Resource Connection
1500 Circle Drive – Parking Lot D
Fort Worth, TX 76119

Northeast Annex
837 Brown Trail
Bedford, TX 76022

Those with appointments will be seen first, ahead of those who walk-up. The sites will operate on Fridays: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Results will be available between 24-48 hours after testing. The test results will be sent via text or email based on the participants preference or by calling 877-862-4647. Those individuals who do not arrive in a vehicle, walk-ups, will also be able to receive a test.

“The need for testing has continued to increase since the begging of August,” said Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja. “The Delta variant has shown itself to be more contagious, infecting more people causing more hospitalizations and deaths than prior iterations of the disease.”

Additional testing locations have also been added by the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County College. Those and many other testing sites can be found attarrantcounty.com/covidtesting.

COVID-19 causes respiratory illness with cough, fever and shortness of breath and may lead to bronchitis and severe pneumonia. For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

COVID-19 Testing 

Curative – www.curative.com

Walgreens - https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-testing.jsp?ban=covidinfoLP_testinginfoLP_fy21#! 

CVS - https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing 

TDHS - https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/testing.aspx 

Quest Diagnostics - https://patient.questdiagnostics.com/no-cost-covid-test?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=71700000078363718&utm_content=58700006596689980&utm_term=p59620283910&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoZHWp5L18QIVj2xvBB2MgwEWEAAYASAAEgKX9_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds 

Telemedicine Through Goodside Health

Fort Worth ISD has partnered with Goodside Health to bring SchoolMed telehealth services to all students in your schools. In addition to SchoolMed telehealth services provided in the school nurse’s office, Fort Worth ISD students are eligible to take part in COVID-19 testing.

Register for SchoolMed

Signing up to take part in Goodside Health services is a simple, three-step process. Logon to goodsidehealth.com/register to:

1 – Complete the Consent Form

2 – Receive Care Immediately at School

3 – Feel Better Faster!

SchoolMed telehealth services also provide access to COVID-19, strep, and flu testing during a Goodside Health visit in the school nurse’s office. Goodside Health providers treat all students regardless of residency or insurance status. Most visits are delivered at little to no cost to families. In addition, translation services are available, and parents can be included in any telehealth visits.

Register for COVID-19 Testing

Once you have registered for the Goodside Health SchoolMed program, you can register for COVID-19 testing at TXRapidTest. Logon to https://goodsidehealth.com/fwisd/register-txrapidtest/ and enter in your information. You will receive a QR code. Remember to print the QR code or take a picture/screenshot and bring it to the test site each time you receive a COVID-19 test.

Goodside Health and Fort Worth ISD have two exclusive COVID-19 testing locations.

• Tuesdays, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Forest Oak Family Resource Center, 3250 Pecos Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76119
• Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Northside Family Resource Center, 2011 Prospect Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164