COVID-19 tests given in Malta this week

Phillips County Health Department and the Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic are partnering to offer free, drive-through COVID-19 testing on Thursday, July 9 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Milk River Pavilion parking lot.

A doctor's order is not required to participate, and the event is part of broader testing of asymptomatic people statewide to prevent community spread of the disease. The test is a molecular test, so unlike an antibody test, it will not tell if the person has had the virus previously, but will tell if the person has an active infection at the time of tes...