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Pop-up Covid test centre to open in Virginia

Aug 24, 2021 10:21 By News Northern Sound
Pop-up Covid test centre to open in Virginia
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The Northern Sound region has some of the highest rates of Covid in the country.

A pop-up Covid test centre is to open in Virginia this weekend.

The HSE this morning announced the centre due to concerns over rising case numbers in the area.

The Department of Public Health, North East says the Bailieborough-Cootehill and Ballyjamesduff areas in particular have seen large increases.

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Bailieborough-Cootehill LEA has a 14-day incidence rate almost three times the national average.

The pop-up test centre will be open from 10am to 6pm Friday and Saturday at the Show Centre in Virginia.

It comes as over 400 people attended the pop-up centre in Monaghan town over the past two weekends.

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