BALTIMORE (WJZ) – The coronavirus control of Pimlico Racecourse is closing, city officials announced Thursday.
Closure occurs when the city transitions its tests to prepare for winter weather.
“I would like to sincerely thank Stronach Group, Maryland Jockey Club, LifeBridge Health, the Maryland National Guard and the Maryland Department of Health for working with the city to provide essential network testing to Pimlico,” Mayor Young said. “This site has proven important in the early stages of the pandemic by providing critical access to testing for our residents. “
Almost 12,000 have been held since April.
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“When testing in Pimlico, we were seeing on average just over three hundred COVID-19 tests in the city according to the day, the availability of tests in Pimlico helped us begin expanding network painting tests to meet demand,” Dr. Dzirasa said. The health commissioner told me. Today, we are witnessing on average more than 3700 consistent tests a day, with a wide variety of partners offering testing, a testament to the fitness branch’s paintings, and all fitness partners in the city to locate cutting-edge tactics to provide evidence.
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