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Free COVID-19 testing in McDonough

Drive-up testing for COVID-19.
Drive-up testing for COVID-19.
By Monroe Roark for the AJC
Updated Aug 30, 2020

The District 4 Department of Public Health is hosting COVID-19 testing sites on two consecutive Saturdays, Aug. 29 and Sept. 5, open to anyone who wants to be tested.

There is no cost for the testing. Both sessions will run from 9 a.m. until noon at the Heritage Senior Center, 1050 Florence McGarity Blvd. in McDonough. Individuals who wish to be tested are not required to have symptoms or have been in contact with a person who previously tested positive for the virus. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. To register, visit https://covid19.dph.ga.gov/.

This is a drive-up event and no one is required to leave his or her vehicle to be tested.

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