Holiday schedule released for downtown Pflugerville COVID-19 testing site
With the holidays just around the corner, the city of Pflugerville has released an updated schedule for its downtown coronavirus testing facility. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
With the holidays just around the corner, the city of Pflugerville has released an updated schedule for its downtown coronavirus testing facility. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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With the holidays just around the corner, the city of Pflugerville has released an updated schedule for its downtown coronavirus testing facility.
The testing site, located at 103 N. Railroad Ave., Pflugerville, will be closed Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving. Services will also be unavailable at the site Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observation of Christmas and New Year's Day. Testing services will still operate on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.
Testing runs from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 1-6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The site can test up to 300 people each day using a cheek swab test. For more information, click here.
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