COVID-19 testing has grown from 604 people on May 29 to 1,618 people on June 4 to 3,417 people on June 8.“It has absolutely increased,” said Tammy Anderson, site lead for the south assessment centre.“We had the protest over the weekend.
We’ve had some positive cases in the businesses, that type of thing, so certainly it’s increased accordingly.“We’re definitely seeing a higher demand for testing, particularly for asymptomatic folks for testing.”Starting Friday, the assessment centre at 7319 – 29 Ave.
will double the number of swabbing stations, allowing staff to be able to increase swabbing from 1,500 a day to 3,000 a day.Hours will also be extended from 9 a.m.