Coronavirus Turning Point

Evansville IN

07 June, 2021

11:24 AM

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By Sarah Kuper, WNIN June 7, 2021 A historic day in Evansville's Covid-19 journey, as officials announce a pivotal resource of the community's response is no longer needed. It was a little over a year ago that Evansville area health officials and residents were clamoring for access to desperately needed COVID-19 tests. Now, officials have announced the CK Newsome Center testing site that used to see long lines of anxious drivers is shutting down on June 23rd. The demand for drive-through Covid testing is no longer there. Representatives from the Evansville Mayor's office say that since spring 2020, the testing site has been essential in the community's fight against Covid-19. The site was a collaboration of state and local health departments, OptumServe, and the Reopen Evansville Task Force. Those still needing a Covid-19 test can go to vanderburghhealth.org to find a location and schedule an appointment. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.