In the wake of the county’s single highest daily total of COVID-19 cases, the Pa. Department of Health and county officials have announced a new, free testing site in Warren County.

The site will be located at the Israel Building – 677 Hospital Drive – on the grounds of the Warren State Hospital in North Warren from Dec. 10 through Dec. 14.

A maximum of 450 patients can be tested per day. Tests will be offered from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each of those days.

The announcement was made on Tuesday, when Department of Health data indicated the county – for the second day in a row – set a new high for COVID-19 cases. Tuesday’s data indicated an increase of 69 cases. That brings the county to a total of 568 cases.

Testing will be on a first-come, first-served basis and Public Safety Director Ken McCorrison said these specific dates were established by the Department of Health.

See Wednesday’s Times Observer for a full story.