Physicians Quality Care learned Wednesday that it had another eight patients test positive for the coronavirus when it received 94 test results back from nationally accredited laboratories.

Wednesday’s positive tests bring the total number of PQC patients with the virus to 25.

Here’s the breakdown by county: Madison, 16; Gibson, 3; Haywood, 2; Carroll, 1; McNairy, 1; Henderson, 1; and Obion, 1.

PQC is examining and testing people with coronavirus concerns in its secure COVID-19 clinic at 2075 Pleasant Plains Extension in Jackson.

All of PQC’s test kits are FDA approved; they are sent to CDC-approved, nationally accredited reference laboratories.

Since March 18, the clinic has tested 576 patients for the virus and received 490 test results. It tested another 20 people Wednesday.

“Most laboratories are taking five or more days to return test results,” said Dr. Jimmy Hoppers, CEO of Physicians Quality Care, “We are working hard with our suppliers to get test kits that can turn around results much more quickly.”

PQC asks patients to self-quarantine while they wait for their results to help limit the spread of the virus, Hoppers said.

To be able to meet the need to test people concerned about the coronavirus, PQC is operating three separate clinics at its Jackson location, each with separate entrances and exam rooms: Besides the secure and isolated COVID-19 clinic, PQC operates a second clinic for urgent care patients who are not showing symptoms related to COVID-19 and a third clinic for primary care and OCCMed patients.

“We are testing people who are anxious about the virus, people who are worried that they may have been exposed to COVID-19, have someone at home at high risk or think they themselves are at increased risk,” Hoppers said.

Patients with COVID-19 concerns should call PQC ahead of time or from the clinic’s parking lot when they arrive. They will be given a mask, brought through the COVID-19 clinic entrance and taken directly to an exam room without waiting.

Besides the test for COVID-19, the exam includes a medical history, physical exam and screening for other common illnesses that are treatable yet may mimic COVID-19 symptoms.

The Jackson location is open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.

With all COVID-19 concerned patients directed to Jackson, the Milan location – 15463 S 1st Street – is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information, call (731) 984-8400 or visit physiciansqualitycare.com.