Local COVID-19 Testing Site Closed Tuesday Due to Tropical Storm
Westminster, MD (August 3, 2020) – The COVID-19 testing site run by the Carroll County Health Department will be closed on Tuesday, August 4th due to concerns about heavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Isaias. The temporarily relocated site at Friendship Valley Elementary School is outdoors and uses tents.
Testing will instead be held on Wednesday, August 5th from 9 am – 12 noon, as well as Thursday, August 6th from 9 am – 12 noon. Testing will be held at Friendship Valley Elementary School at 1100 Gist Road, Westminster, MD. There will not be any testing at Friendship Valley Elementary School on Sunday, August 9th. Testing is scheduled to return to the original site at the Carroll County Agricultural Center on Tuesday, August 11.
The Health Department has transitioned to a new laboratory to process tests, so they expect to see an improved turn around time for test results starting this week.
An appointment is needed for testing. You can work with your health care provider to schedule a test, or you can visit the Health Department’s testing page and complete a testing form: https://cchd.maryland.gov/covid-19-testing-in-carroll-county/
For more testing locations in Maryland, visit the Maryland Department of Health’s testing page: https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/symptoms-testing
For questions or issues accessing testing, call the Health Department’s COVID-19 Call Center at 410-876-4848, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More information on COVID-19 in Carroll County can be found on the Health Department’s page: https://cchd.maryland.gov/covid-19/
The Health Department is working closely with many community partners to ask all county residents to help move #CarrollForward together; learn more at https://www.carrollcountymd.gov/residents/carroll-forward/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Maggie Kunz, Health Planner,
443-721-3099
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