OMAHA- A Covid-19 testing site in one of Omaha's largest hot spots is scheduled to close this week. Many local healthcare providers are rushing to figure out how to now provide testing for the population. Different public health organizations are working on creating more testing sites in the area.

In just one zip code in South Omaha, over 1,900 people have tested positive for the virus. This number is a large portion of Douglas County's 12,200 total cases. People are able to receive a free test at any TestNebraska drive-thru site, however these sites are a long jaunt from South Omaha.

The site that is shutting down was only supposed to be run for 6 weeks, but the staff there did what they could to continue testing for an extended period. Losing this site means not testing between 200-300 people daily. OneWorld proposed a joint solution with TestNebraska in which low-income people would be able to sign up for testing through OneWorld and TestNebraska would supply the actual supplies. The goal is to get as many people tested as possible.

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