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Up to 1,000 COVID-19 tests per day will be administered to registered patients at a new drive-thru testing location being set up by the state at Georgia’s Tech’s campus in Atlanta.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced the initiative Monday, stating CVS Health will be operating the tests, offered by Abbott Laboratories, at the drive-thru site starting immediately. Test results will be available in 30 minutes, Kemp’s office said.

Those keen to get a test need to be pre-screened online and register for a test in advance at www.CVS.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing.

“At full capacity, the site will be able to conduct up to 1,000 tests per day,” Kemp’s press release stated Monday, adding tests can be done the same day as registration.

No walk-up testing will be allowed, to protect workers. Only those who have pre-registered and been screened online can drive to the test site, at a Georgia Tech parking deck, where they must stay in their vehicles.

Multiple lanes of vehicles will be serviced at one time, the state said.

“Increased access to rapid testing remains one of our top priorities in order to identify more cases, get Georgians the care they need, and prevent further infection in our communities,” Kemp said in the press release. “This unique, public-private partnership will strengthen our testing capability as we continue to take the fight to COVID-19 in Georgia, and we are grateful for CVS Health’s support to stop the spread of the virus.”

Health care providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants from MinuteClinic, CVS Health’s retail medical clinic, will be onsite to oversee testing, the state confirmed. The process will take approximately 30 minutes from specimen collection to delivery of results.

“CVS Health is uniquely positioned to play a vital role in helping support both local communities and the overall health care system in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Troyen Brennan, executive vice president and chief medical officer of CVS Health. “Our ability to help coordinate the availability of rapid COVID-19 testing for Georgia citizens will bolster the state’s efforts to manage the spread of the virus and provide people with on-the-spot test results.”

Drive-thru testing, by appointment, will be available seven days a week at 352 Peachtree Place, Atlanta, per the state. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Local testing

In Cobb County, people with a referral to receive a test can do so at a drive-thru setup in Marietta at Jim Miller Park, which is facilitating about 40 or 50 tests per day, depending on the number of kits available.

The drive-thru testing site, managed by Cobb and Douglas Public Health, opened March 18. Since then 549 tests had been administered on site, as of Monday evening.

“The purpose of the testing site is to test our highest risk individuals who are symptomatic, but who do not require medical care or hospitalization,” CDPH Communications Director Valerie Crow told the MDJ Monday.

Tests are being done at the Marietta park until further notice for people with referrals who fall into at least one of the following prioritized groups:

♦ Adult aged 60 or older

♦ Caregiver for elderly (age 60 or older)

♦ Caregiver for immune compromised person

♦ First responder who is critical to the epidemic response

♦ Healthcare worker